Pension age rise could threaten government's engagement drive

Charlene Young says new policies could detract the government from its pensions engagement agenda

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Charlene Young

I am not the first person in the pensions world to call for joined-up thinking when it comes to the current raft of regulatory change.

Last month saw draft legislation released by the Treasury raising the normal minimum pension age (NMPA) by two years from 2028. What appears on the surface as a small change that helps people sa...

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