Charges: a brief history

Hannah Brenton looks at the continuing debate on DC charges

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The debate over the level of defined contribution charges is years old but has intensified as auto-enrolment approaches. Hannah Brenton takes a look back at the debate so far.

In the constant back-and-forth, it is easy to forget how quickly the debate over DC charges has escalated. In the last 12 months consensus has built among policymakers that charges remain too high ...

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