Providers backlogging pension pot access

Hope William-Smith
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Access to the pensions savings of three quarters of savers is often restricted for more than a month, PensionBee research finds.

Research from the online pension provider found a further third (32%) wait one to two months, while 14% could not access funds for five months or more. A total of 19% of respondents said a "comp...

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