Budget 2014

Top stories last week include two decisions from the Ombudsman, a scandal over DC charges, proposals to fix the LGPS and a 12-year low for inflation. Here's what you might have missed.

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.

Top stories this week included a Canadian court ruling against Nortel trustees, a record breaking enhanced buy-in and criticism of the Budget freedoms from the OECD. Here's what you might have missed.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has hit back at criticism that the decision to abolish mandatory annuitisation could jeopardise the benefits of auto-enrolment (AE).

The Merchant Navy Officers' Pension Fund (MNOPF) is set to launch an industry-wide defined contribution (DC) scheme for officers and ratings in the Merchant Navy.

Helen Morrissey looks ahead to the new year

Young people could be hit disproportionately by the pension freedoms being introduced in April according to Baroness Jeannie Drake.

Bad headlines about annuities in April 2015 could lead to a "tragedy" of people not buying them anymore according to Michelle Cracknell.

PP has launched an event to guide defined benefit (DB) trustees and managers ahead of the incoming pensions flexibilities at an event next year.

The biggest stories on PP this week include the winners of our first investment awards, the end of the death tax on annuities and the emergence of a market in distressed pensions debt. Here's what you might have missed.