Pension freedoms - still rather controversial but surely now here to stay

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Malcolm Mclean says although he initially supported Freedom and Choice, he is now less certain it was such a good idea given the consequences for the consumer

As we pass the fourth anniversary of the introduction of pension freedoms, there is still plenty of disagreement as to whether this really was from a pension policy point of view a sensible thing t...

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