Pickering sees increased distribution through workplace

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Alan Pickering, tasked with heading the review into pensions simplification, today said that increas...

Alan Pickering, tasked with heading the review into pensions simplification, today said that increased distribution of pensions products through workplaces could be one of the results of the "three balances and three themes" being pursued in the development of a new pensions infrastructure that will stand the test of time, including political and demographic changes. Speaking at the TUC Prospect for Pensions conference in London, he said there was no reason workplaces could not become a "pivotal conduit" for distributing products following recommendations on how to introduce balance ...

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