New pensions minister: Advisers cautiously welcome 'radical thinker' Torsten Bell

Former CEO of Resolution Foundation takes over pensions minister brief

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Advisers have given a cautious welcome to the latest pensions minister Torsten Bell with some voicing their concerns about potential policy changes which could be implemented during his tenure.

Bell, the former CEO of think tank Resolution Foundation, was appointed yesterday (15 January) as predecessor Emma Reynolds was promoted to economic secretary to the Treasury after Tulip Siddiq's resignation. Many advisers PA spoke to said they believed Bell's think tank background would give him a firm foundation in pensions policy, however, some questioned previous ideas put forward while he led the Resolution Foundation. Yellowtail Financial Planning Chartered financial planner Dennis Hall said he feared Bell was "too ideologically driven". He told PA: "I don't know much about T...

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