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Recently there have been press releases all over the place giving details of a long awaited joint ABI/AMPS statement designed to ensure that charging structures on SIPPS are communicated clearly and accurately to the consumer.

The Labour party's proposal to phase in employers' contributions to personal accounts until 2016 "undermines" the whole project, the Conservatives say.

Nearly two-thirds of pension managers believe personal accounts will not go ahead in their current form.

The IPS Partnership has launched a family SIPP plan, offering both pooled and individual investment options.

The ‘Personal Accounts' title will definitely be dropped before the introduction of the auto-enrolment scheme in 2012, according to PADA.

PADA expects to finalise its recommended investment approach by the summer of 2010.