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IFAs avoid pension switching after 'heavy' FSA crackdown

Professional Adviser | 02 Sep 2010 | 10:00 | Pensions - Retail

Nervous advisers are recommending clients stick with their existing pension arrangements, even where there is good reason to transfer, because of the FSA’s “heavy-handed” crackdown on pension switching.

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