Robin Ellison – Harry Potter and the spelling of pensions

PP’s regular columnist finds that even wizards may fail to solve pensions’ pressing problems

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Robin Ellison – Harry Potter and the spelling of pensions

In the latest in his series of monthly columns for Professional Pensions, Robin Ellison takes a look at what value for money means and reflects on what has been a bad month for regulators…

Once upon a time, in the magical land of Triplelock, Harry Potter, apprentice conjuror, was distraught. ‘Flying fiddlesticks,' he expostulated, waving his child's length wand in a figure of eight. ...

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