Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed

Catch up: Five retirement stories you might have missed

Jenna Towler
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Here's a round-up of five key retirement and advice stories from the past week...

Lawyer predicts massive mis-selling The Budget freedoms that come into force in April could trigger mis-selling claims worth billions of pounds, law firm Sackers has warned. Partner Katherine Dandy predicted that confusion over the reforms, coupled with poor understanding would result in a high level of mis-selling.   Bestinvest and Saga join forces for over 50s advice service Saga and Tilney Bestinvest are to launch a joint venture offering investment and financial planning services to the UK's over 50s.   Schroders taps in pensions freedom with DC flexible pre-retiremen...

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