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When two friends collide: Catch up on our adviser charging debate

We are nearing the end, dear readers. After a week of hearty, healthy debate on whether percentage charging models are a "relic of a bygone era", we publish our experts' final statements. Who wins your vote?

Most advisers desire a Conservative majority at the upcoming general election, but think a repeat of the existing Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is the most likely outcome, according to a Professional Adviser poll.

Most people are unlikely to spend less of - or save more into - their pension as a direct result of the removal of the "punitive" 55% ‘death tax' earlier this month, according to research.

All advisory firms face the prospect of an interim levy from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) in 2015-2016 following a swell of claims related to self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

A clampdown on suspected tax avoidance among taxpayers with rapidly rising wealth has netted HMRC an extra £11.5m since it began targeting the group in 2012, according to calculations.

Does a percentage-of-assets adviser fee model encourage contingent charging? Do fixed fees represent the ‘modern, professional way' to charge?

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