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Richard Nobbs: We believe this is a regulatory blind spot which has had significant costs to divorcing parties over many years
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Richard Nobbs: We believe this is a regulatory blind spot which has had significant costs to divorcing parties over many years

Thousands of women in the UK are losing out in divorce settlements because arrangements for sharing pensions are being unfairly implemented, Excalibur Actuaries says.

The advisory firm said rules allowing pensions to be shared as part of divorce settlements were introduced over 25 years ago, enabling courts to ensure fairer sharing of all assets built up during ...

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