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Five key developments this week, summarised below...

The focus in the world of pensions this week has been on women, with a new report suggesting a worrying number are unaware of the upcoming changes in the state pension age (SPA). Perhaps more worrying was the suggestion many women were also oblivious to past changes. Meanwhile, on Wednesday night, the government hinted it was unlikely to re-schedule the implementation on changes to the SPA. On the platforms front, there were some interesting developments on Financial Services Authority (FSA) thinking on its proposals to ban cash rebates. Meanwhile, there was some salient advice on ...

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