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The People's Pension has become the first occupational defined contribution (DC) master trust to obtain independent assurance under a new framework.

Jonathan Stapleton asks if transparency could help schemes reduce fees

Pension providers that "cream off profits" and withdraw from the auto-enrolment (AE) market just as small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) stage should be fined, Defaqto says.

The pensions minister has revealed that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) predicts people's pension incomes will in the future be consistent with present earnings.

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.

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

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.

The government cannot rely on auto-enrolment (AE) in its current form to solve the pensions crisis, says the Pension Policy Institute (PPI).

The government is looking into exit fees levied on people cashing in their defined contribution (DC) pots, but has as yet no plans to intervene, says Steve Webb.