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Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

One vulnerable saver signs up to a bad pension every seven minutes Every seven minutes a chronically sick saver is being deprived of a bigger income in retirement, leaked figures reveal. The statistics, seen by Money Mail, highlight how rules - introduced in March to help pensioners get a better payout - are failing. They show that in the first four months after the introduction of the new code, tens of thousands of retirees missed out on the best pension. To read more click HERE Ed Balls: Labour will scrap tax relief for wealthiest pensioners Labour would scrap tax relief ...

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