Five minutes with: Alan Higham's key pension priorities

Alan Higham shares his key pensions priorities

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Jenna Towler talks to Alan Higham about UK savings policy and where pensions minister Ros Altmann should focus her attention...

New pensions minister Ros Altmann has some serious savings issues to grapple with. Here, Fidelity Worldwide Investment retirement director Alan Higham talks to Professional Adviser deputy editor Jenna Towler about what he thinks Altmann's key priorities should be during her first few months as a minister.    

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