What could a secondary annuity market look like?

Stephanie Baxter
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Plans to allow pensioners to sell their annuities for cash must be considered carefully to prevent rip-offs and poor deals, industry participants have warned.

The government has announced it will allow more than five million people who have already bought an annuity to trade their policies for cash. But industry figures have said the move could leave ...

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