IFA comment: Advice target should be employers

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A recent study of the consumer's willingness to accept compulsion has raised fresh questions about the direction of long-term planning messages.

One comment sent to IFAonline on the back of L&G’s research into consumer acceptance of ‘soft’ pension compulsion suggests messages about pensions savings should be directed at employers rather than employees. Steve Crapper, IFA at Woolhouse Douglas, says the problem is employers are still very worried they could end up with liability issues when advice is given. ”Having just read one of yesterday’s articles - Research supports 'soft' pension compulsion - I felt that I should add a comment and maybe encourage feedback from those who actually care about this issue. ”The main reason ...

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