Five things clients will call you about this week

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Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend's papers…

Fixed-rate savings The Mail on Sunday takes a look at fixed rate savings and asks whether now is the time to lock in. Tesco bank is currently top of the best buy table for an 18-month fix with a headline rate of 2.05% while market rates have been showing signs of slowly increasing over the past three weeks. Read the story here. Buried fees The government is consulting on capping pension scheme charges but the Independent asks whether this overlooks the issue of transparency on other fees. The Total Expense Ration (TER) can sometimes represent less than half of the full costs incur...

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