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I write this aware that this is truly a 'First World Problem', so to speak, but political risk is a huge concern for those currently involved in pension planning.
The last few weeks have been somewhat manic in the financial press.
I have to say I like a good jigsaw puzzle but there is nothing more frustrating when pieces are missing. George Osborne's announcement on the 29 September on changes to defined contributions death benefits turned out to be just like that.
I have spent a lot of time over the last few months speaking to financial advisers about the opportunities and risks created by the new freedom and choice in pensions due to come into effect from 6 April.
I spend a lot of my working life in planes, trains and automobiles and what appears to be even more time in airport security queues, waiting at overcrowded boarding gates and platforms and stuck in endless traffic jams.