DWP confirms ban on early exit charges and member-borne commission

James Phillips
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will ban early exit charges for savers eligible to access the pension freedoms.

In its response to its consultation on The Occupational Pension Schemes (Charges and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2017, the DWP confirmed that, from 1 October, employees who join a pension s...

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