Ros Altmann is to be nominated as a Conservative peer and will be made a minister with responsibility for consumer protection if the party wins next month's general election.

Controversial proposals to allow existing pensioners to sell their annuities for cash - and insurers to compete for the contracts - are to be discussed by ministers this week ahead of the 18 March Budget, according to reports.

Inflation fell to 0.3% in January, the lowest level since the consumer prices index (CPI) was introduced, as price growth continued to slump on the back of falling oil prices.

Interest rates for the new 'pensioner bonds' announced at Budget 2014 have been set at a market-beating 2.8% for the one-year product and 4% for the three-year bond.

Forcing product providers to reveal how their annuity quotes compare with competitors and developing a one-stop pensions 'dashboard' for retirees are two of several changes proposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) following its wide-ranging review...

Almost half of people are unaware how changes to the state pension will affect them with just over 500 days to go until historic reforms are introduced, research suggests.

The government has launched an online hub on YouTube in a bid to aid consumers' understanding of pensions.

The current 55% tax duty payable when pension funds are passed on after death is set to be axed under this government, George Osborne has announced.

Toby Strauss, the chief executive of Scottish Widows, has said the pensions industry is in danger of "breaching its capacity to cope" following the far-reaching changes announced at Budget 2014, unless it is afforded some breathing space by policymakers....

Revealed: The 11 standards retirement 'guidance' providers must meet