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The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority is set to criticise asset management firms for the way they pass on the cost of third party research to clients.

Barclays' pre-tax profits have fallen 26% in Q3 as a drop in trading revenue and its ongoing restructuring programme hit growth.

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Standard Life's sales of long term savings products increased significantly in the first nine months of the year on the back of auto-enrolment.

Pension provider Aegon has warned the government not to act rashly on auto-enrolment scheme charges, saying an outright cap may harm the policy.

Ministers have outlined the options being put forward to implement a ban on pension scheme charges above 1%.

State pension reforms will result in a considerable drop in the number of people eligible for means-tested Pensions Credit in the coming decades.

Some 50% of people surveyed by asset manager BlackRock say they are unwilling to take any risks with their money, leading to high allocations in cash.

Pensions minister Steve Webb plans to cap charges on auto-enrolment pension schemes at 0.75%.