UK growth slumped to just 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, the slowest since 2012, as the construction sector disappointed.
Chancellor George Osborne's 2014 Budget announcement that people could cash in their defined contribution (DC) pots has boosted the popularity of the Conservative party, according to research.
The majority of the industry believes the regulatory regime introduced ten years ago has made pensions more secure, according to the research from PP.
PP looks at the main pensions measures announced in the Budget
Low paid workers in occupational schemes will lose an incentive to contribute to a pension after the personal allowance is increased next month.
The big news in UK pensions this week was the Budget. If you've managed to avoid hearing about it, or were just waiting for PP's edited highlights, here's what you might have missed.
DB members get far more pension for their tax than DC members
The next government could save £835m in 2016-17 from pension changes announced in today's Budget according to HM Treasury.
The government has admitted it is possible no secondary market for annuities will develop if buyers were unable to price the risk of such purchases correctly.
The government should look into the glaring inequality in the tax system that favours defined benefit (DB) pension schemes over defined contribution (DC), Alan Higham has said.