A week to forget: Ten stocks bludgeoned by the Budget

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The last week has been one of major upheaval in the world of pensions, after George Osborne's latest Budget removed the requirement to buy an annuity, and the FCA then said it was preparing to probe closed life books. But which shares within the sector have suffered the most?

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