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The scandal brewing in pension transfers

Many savers who switched their retirement fund out of final-salary pension schemes received poor advice. But those caught out have limited recourse to redress.

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by: David Prosser
2 Feb 2021
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Advisers were recommending transfers simply to get paid

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