McClymont: Switchable annuities a 'non-starter'

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Labour pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont has denounced pensions minister Steve Webb's suggestion of switchable annuities as a "non-starter".

Over the weekend, Webb suggested that the industry should create annuity products that consumers could switch in and out of in the same way they change mortgages (PP Online, 6 January). However,...

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