Labour committed to automatic pension transfers if it gets in
Labour will continue to push through developments on an automatic pension transfer system if it wins the next general election, it has been confirmed.
Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont (pictured) assured the pensions sector that a Labour government would not scrap the plans if it gets into power after 7 May 2015. He said: "Automatic transfer...
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