Altmann dismisses fears trust-based schemes will escape exit fee cap

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Amid concern that the cap on exit fees only applies to contract-based schemes, the minister has confirmed that a separate cap will be imposed on trust-based schemes.

Chancellor George Osborne announced yesterday that the treasury would legislate to cap excessive early exit charges levied on savers using the pension freedoms. The Financial Conduct Authority (...

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