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One million stakeholder pensions sold cannot be bad. And from watching the statistics produced perio...

One million stakeholder pensions sold cannot be bad. And from watching the statistics produced periodically by the ABI, I believe we have now passed this milestone. Over half of these will have been sold through the workplace linked to employers' company pensions. This is a great achievement, which I feel we ought to celebrate. But, in reality, a lot more still needs to be done to simplify the buying process if we are to reach the Government's target of four to five million workers saving in stakeholder pensions. Where should we look for improvement? There is nothing wrong with the qua...

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