Budget 2014

Steve Webb believes his most notable achievement in five years as pensions minister has been the state pension reforms.

JLT’s Mark Wood says the government has hugely underestimated the number that could cash out after April

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) has warned the public's perception of pensions could be damaged by disappointment in the Budget flexibilities.

DWP should allow ‘freedom and choice’ for small DB pots, Natasha Browne says

The government and regulators must define ‘good' retirement outcomes to help savers avoid fraud and poor results, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has urged.

Natasha Browne examines the advantages and pitfalls of allowing DB members direct access to freedom and choice

Top stories this week include the government dropping mandatory advice for small defined benefit (DB) transfers, hundreds of fines for auto-enrolment non-compliance, and a multimillion pound settlement for Carrington Wire. Here's what you might have missed....

The Financial Conduct Authorities' (FCA) attempts to prevent mis-selling after ‘freedom and choice' policies kick in this April have been trashed by respondents to PP's weekly survey.

There are inconsistencies behind the behavioural assumptions underpinning auto-enrolment (AE) and the Budget flexibilities, according to a report.

Employers and trustees must beef up their offerings to help support employees in the post-Budget environment, Pension Quality Mark chairman Adrian Boulding has warned.