Why the government must stop the tinkering

The chancellor's first Autumn Statement tinkered further with pensions. Jonathan Stapleton explains why this is the wrong way to approach long-term savings.
On the pensions front at least, one can't help feeling the chancellor ended up tinkering in all the wrong places in his inaugural Autumn Statement last week. While the industry should, perhaps, be grateful...
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