Five things your clients will call you about this week

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Looking back at the weekend's national newspapers, your clients may have picked up on reports into unregulated investments, wills and pension fund fees...

Pension fund fees It seems to be the flavour of the month at the moment to bash fund managers for their fees. The latest to have a go was the Sunday Telegraph, which explained how "high charges, hidden fees and complex charging structures are eating away at people's retirement savings". It also detailed how charges have "reduced considerably" over the last decade, meaning people on some older-style personal pensions could be seriously losing out. Unregulated investments A cautionary tale in the Guardian with financial journalist Edmund Tirbutt explaining how he may have lost up to £2...

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