Flat-rate stakeholder charges are "unsustainable" for providers and penalise long-term policyholders who subsidise those who stay for a short time, Scottish Life says.
It says because the 1pc annual management charge is so small in the first few years as individuals’ funds grow, providers and advisers need customers to remain in the plan for years to turn a profi...
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