Comment: Bringing DB back to life

Deregulation takes a tentative step forward, says Jonathan Stapleton

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By and large, the ministerial pairing of Iain Duncan Smith and Steve Webb has delivered on much of what the coalition promised with regards to pensions.

They have removed the worst aspects of the pensions tax reforms; given the green light to auto-enrolment as well as simplifying the new regime (staging date delay aside); removed the need to annuit...

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