McFall claims regulation is barrier to low-cost pensions

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John McFall, chairman of the Treasury Select Committee, has attacked commission-based payments attached to product sales, claiming they create an "inherent conflict of interest" for intermediaries.

Speaking in the House of Commons after the Budget announcement, McFall suggested the industry’s commission-based model has produced "inherent conflicts of interest which successive governments have attempted to manage through regulation". And he claimed while mis-selling scandals led to tighter regulation which has protected some consumers, it has also “increased distribution costs and made it uneconomic for the long-term savings industry to service consumers on below average earnings”. As a result, McFall agrees with Turner’s comment in the report, suggesting it is “very difficult fo...

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