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Fidelity FundsNetwork has assured advisers it has no plans to switch off trail commission before the 2016 deadline.

In this week's quick-fire poll we ask: New research from Liberty SIPP has found advisers are losing faith in SIPP providers' reputations. Have you lost faith?

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

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found breaches to Principle 8 regarding conflicts of interest in half of the firms it reviewed as part of a report into inducements between advisers and providers.

One in five Britons predicts they will never be able to retire fully, a survey has revealed.

Barclays is to face another payout, of £100m, this time for a paperwork blunder that led to 300,000 customers being overcharged, according to reports.

Royal Bank of Scotland could make a decision on the sale of its 315-branch Project Rainbow business this week amid reports one of the three bidders for the unit has had its offer rejected.

M&G Global Dividend was the best-selling fund on Cofunds in August, while Mixed Investment 20-60% Shares retained its position as the most popular sector for the eighth consecutive month.

The Liberal Democrats have vowed to close tax loopholes in limited partnership firms and for private equity investors, as part of the party's action to "tackle the remaining deficit fairly".

Figures from the Financial Ombudsman reveal how Britain's banking giants are wrongly throwing out 70 % of complaints about so-called packaged accounts - which cost customers up to £300 a year.