Has the charge cap been scrapped?

Rachel Dalton asks if a charge cap can still be enacted following delays

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A delay in pension reform is much like a delay to a train. Wearied rather than outraged, the industry, like a tired commuter, simply sighs, rolls its eyes and flaps its newspapers irritably.

That was the reaction to the news last week that Steve Webb's proposed cap on auto-enrolment (AE) scheme charges will be delayed by at least a year. Nobody was particularly surprised, after delays ...

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