Minister `shames' firms

LEGAL and General and the Sedgwick Group have been singled out by the Government minister urging the investment sector to tackle…

LEGAL and General and the Sedgwick Group have been singled out by the Government minister urging the investment sector to tackle the problems exposed by the pensions mis-selling row.

It is the latest step in the Government's "get tough" campaign to force pension companies to act swiftly to clear up the mess caused by mis-selling. Treasury Economic Secretary Helen Liddell's intention was to "name and shame" firms who have failed to co-operate sufficiently with the review.