The pros and cons of pension freedoms

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Malcolm McLean says we must look hard at the delivery of the pension freedoms and ensure consumer protection is as good as it can be

Ever since the then chancellor George Osborne announced his plans for pension freedoms in his 2014 Budget there has been an ongoing debate about whether this was a much-needed and welcome reform or...

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