Conservatives

UK - The Conservative Party has confirmed a large chunk of its pensions strategy in a major policy document on economic growth.

The Conservative Party has confirmed a large chunk of its pensions strategy in a major policy document on economic growth.

The department for work and pensions finally shattered the collective defined contribution dream late last year when it announced it would be taking no further action on this widely-supported form of risk sharing.

The Labour party's proposal to phase in employers' contributions to personal accounts until 2016 "undermines" the whole project, the Conservatives say.

Some 20 million savers think politicians will not deal with major pensions issues effectively, research shows.

A "huge range" of trade bodies and industry players are putting forward ideas on pensions policy to the Conservative Party ahead of the general election, Nigel Waterson says.

Politicians should stop blaming pension funds for the crisis, outgoing NAPF chairman Chris Hitchen says.

UK - A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," shadow secretary of state for work and pensions Theresa May said.

A Conservative government will investigate early auto-enrolment proposals "as a priority," Theresa May says.

Fewer than half of women, 47%, are saving adequately for retirement compared with 59% of men, a Scottish Widows report reveals.