Treasury backs mandatory advice for annuity re-sales
The Treasury wants to make advice mandatory for sales of annuities on the secondary market, it has said in a statement today.
The government has asked the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create rules around the introduction of mandatory "relevant financial advice" for annuity holders before they can sell the policies, it...
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