Jessica List: A tale of two regulatory changes

Stronger nudges and non-workplace pensions

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Despite the recent Spring Statement largely leaving pensions alone, there is a whole raft of regulatory activity going on that is sure to keep us on our toes in the coming months, writes Jessica List

As another Spring Statement passed without much drama for pensions, you'd be forgiven for thinking that not much is happening in the world of retirement savings at the moment. However, in the absence of headline-grabbing tax changes, there is still a whole raft of regulatory activity going on that is sure to keep us on our toes in the coming months. Wide-reaching developments like pension dashboards and new Consumer Duty have understandably been getting a lot of attention. Here we'll look at two slightly lower-profile but still very important regulatory changes and highlight what to w...

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