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Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

Labour has challenged the health secretary's claims that the introduction of a cap on care fees would kick-start insurance solutions.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Should government cut tax relief on pension contributions to 20% for people earning more than £150,000 to fund unemployment schemes?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

High earners would face a £1bn ‘tax grab' on their pension contributions to fund return-to-work schemes for the long-term unemployed should Labour return to power.

Politicians on both sides of the house have cautiously backed the industry code of conduct on charges as a first step to improving transparency.

The government can lift the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) without "offending" European Union (EU) state aid rules, the shadow pensions minister has claimed.

Labour has asked the government to amend current drawdown rules to ease financial pressure on people who have seen their income drop by up to 40%.

Labour has called for the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to investigate pension fund charges as part of its campaign for transparency.

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