Retirement
Wrap/platforms
Fidelity FundsNetwork has scrapped the additional charges on its pension offering, leaving a standard 0.25% platform fee and a £45 investor fee.
10 February 2014
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Regulation
The transition management industry does not warrant large-scale Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) intervention despite State Street being fined almost £23m for overcharging clients.
10 February 2014
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Income
Labour has vowed to push through a pension charge cap and make using an annuity broker mandatory should it win the next general election.
09 February 2014
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Long Term Care
New initiatives around funding long-term care will likely benefit only high-net worth consumers, while less wealthy people will still end up selling their homes to fund care, Zurich has suggested.
07 February 2014
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Investment
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a defined contribution (DC) standard governance statement to help schemes demonstrate quality.
06 February 2014
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Income
A quarter of the people scheduled to retire this year are not ready to stop working, while one in eight have already delayed their retirement, research suggests.
06 February 2014
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Pensions
Liberty SIPP has partnered with Barclays Stockbrokers to create a faster administration process between the two companies.
06 February 2014
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Tax Planning
Skandia's Gordon Andrews examines HMRC’s move to simplify discretionary trust tax
06 February 2014
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