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Industry experts are "horrified" that the Liberal Democrats are considering cutting tax relief on ISAs and pension contributions for the wealthy.

A sixth of workers have lost track of a company pension fund after moving jobs and the vast majority have no idea how much their contributions amount to, Prudential research has found.

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

Number 10 has announced that secretary for work and pensions Iain Duncan Smith will remain in post after the cabinet reshuffle.

Two directors of self-invested personal pension outfit The Freedom SIPP have lost their legal battle to appeal against being banned from acting as trustees by two financial watchdogs.

Enhanced annuity sales exceeded a billion pounds in the second quarter of the year, according to research by Towers Watson.

RETIREMENT

Steve Watson takes a look at the debate on pension fund charges

Difficult conditions in the income drawdown market mean some clients can now get more income from a standard annuity. Helen Morrissey looks at what this means for the industry

Peter Beavis discusses the role cash can play in a retirement income strategy.