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In the UK the bank is probably not the best place to go for a pension

Anyone can set up a pension in a couple of minutes. It’s where to go from there, investments, how much,claiming tax relief etc.

Worth looking at Pensionwise as said above.

Also perhaps look...

Yes a pension is tax efficient and you get tax relief at your marginal rate

https://www.gov.uk/tax-on-your-private-pension/pension-tax-relief

Your IFA doesn’t work for nothing and as well as...