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Have you missed this week's pensions news? Here's Retirement Planner's round-up of the top five stories this week.

Enhanced annuity provider Partnership has reported a 24% increase in group pre-tax profits of £83m for 2013, up from £67m in 2012 but new business was down year-on-year, latest results show. Pensions minister Steve Webb has led a House of Commons defeat of a "deeply flawed" opposition amendment on charges in the Pensions Bill. Progress on the annuities market, charges and defined ambition (DA) may have "stalled", the Work and Pensions Select Committee says. Product providers should send their at-retirement customers a list of advisers to help them make better decisions about using ...

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