Hargreaves Lansdown named slowest provider on pension transfers

NFU Mutual the fastest

Hannah Godfrey
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Hargreaves Lansdown has once again been named as the slowest provider to move pensions through Origo’s Transfer Service.

Data from Origo's Transfer Index suggested that in 2019, from 1 January to 31 December, Hargreaves Lansdown took an average of 29.5 days to transfer a pension. Hargreaves took significantly longer on average than the second set of slower firms, including LV=, Zurich Corporate Savings and NEST, which took on average 17.2 days, 16.2 and 13.7 respectively to transfer a pension.  Hargreaves has consistently been marked as one of the slowest providers. According to Origo data released in July 2019, the investment giant took on average 30.5 days to transfer a pension, meaning its average ha...

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