Five things clients will call you about this week

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Drawdown George Osborne is expected to lift the restrictions on income drawdown in this week's Budget, the Mail on Sunday reports. The paper has argued the current rate - linked to yield on 15-year gilts - is unfair to those with larger pension pots. Investment trusts Eight investment trusts now have a four-decade record of raising dividends each year, the FT says, but advisers should be wary before recommending them. UK trusts traded at a heavy discount in 2007, when income was not in high demand, but now most trade at a premium. Mega-caps Super-sized "mega-cap" companies could...

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