New pensions rules will heighten the need for advice, says Bee

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IFAs are heading towards a brighter future, suggests Steve Bee, head of pensions strategy at Scottish Life, as pension changes will give rise to plenty of advice opportunities.

Speaking at Scottish Life's pensions roadshow in Manchester last week, Bee told advisers he believes "pensions have a bright future in the UK, and encouragingly one filled with advice". This is "great news" for IFAs, he exclaimed. Bee also said the "planning blight" of the last few years is finally over, and added "I think we've finally got to where we wanted to be and have the time we asked for to help us do our jobs properly". "We are now at the beginning of a two-year period when we will finally be able to talk about pensions with certainty again, and people and companies will b...

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