Why it's time to shout louder about third-party pension contributions

Despite all the noise around pensions, engagement is still deafeningly silent

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Laura Barnes explores the importance of third-party pension contributions...

If ever there's a time when more people are talking or thinking about pensions, it's in the run-up to a general election. Pensions are an emotive subject. Manifestos include various pension pledges - whether it's to maintain the triple lock, introduce the 'triple lock plus' or something different entirely. Many of the discussions centre on the state pension, which has become a key battleground of late. Pension policies and so-called abandoned plans have hit the headlines and even been splashed across the front pages of national newspapers. Private pensions have had mentions here an...

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