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No surprises expected in Pensions Bill


By Jack Gray

The industry does not expect any surprise inclusions in the Pensions Bill, which is due to be announced in the Queen’s Speech on Monday (14 October).

The government has already made it clear that three main policy areas will be addressed – the implementation of the pensions dashboard, collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes and the defined benefit white paper


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