Five things clients will call you about this week

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Here are five articles your clients may have read in the weekend's papers…

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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