Budget 2014

The Budget pension freedoms are a tax collection measure set to drive short-term spending with long-term consequences, Punter Southall has warned.

Claire van Rees discusses potential issues involved with CDC

Trustees face a "disproportionate governance burden" in offering the Budget freedoms to deferred members in legacy defined contribution (DC) schemes, experts say.

Helen Morrissey says the industry needs time to get things right

Even prudent retirees risk making poor decisions when pension freedoms kick-in next year, with more than one in three intending to switch their savings into a bank account.

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....

Natasha Browne looks at how TPAS plans to deliver the guidance guarantee

Many people look to the US and Australia as models of DC best practice. However, are we right to follow their lead when it comes to decumulation? Helen Morrissey takes a closer look.

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) intends to provide the Chancellor's guidance guarantee over the phone on an appointment basis.

Barnett Waddingham has broadened its defined contribution (DC) employee benefits service to fit the flexibilities announced in the Budget.