Pensions

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Our weekly heads-up on the articles your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...

Pension fund managers will be forced to fully disclose details of hidden costs associated with their products under new government plans.

A group of Labour lords has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would force the government to impose a pension scheme charge cap by 30 April 2015.

Legal & General (L&G) has set up a small team focused on providing tax solutions to high-net worth (HNW) clients of discretionary fund managers (DFMs) and the advisers who use them.

The audit of legacy pension scheme charges could hit provider business and affect the current level of charges being offered on auto-enrolment schemes, according to a consultant.

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: Should there be a one-year 'cooling off' period during annuity purchase?

Retirement Planner's round up of the top pension stories this week.

Retirement provider MetLife has increased the income deferral rate on its unit-linked guaranteed products.

Average pension scheme charges are running above the 0.52% level estimated as normal by the Association of British Insurers (ABI), according to official government figures.