George Osborne

Chancellor George Osborne has said he will wait until next spring to reveal the government's view on reforming pension tax relief.

Retirement guidance still not up to scratch

George Osborne has been having a big say in pensions policy since Budget 2014. Owain Thomas explains that this could be set for a further five years.

The chancellor's shock announcement that local government pensions will be pooled into regional funds to boost UK infrastructure means yet more upheaval for the scheme, finds Stephanie Baxter

Top stories on the site this week include plans to merge the LGPS into six 'wealth funds', a legal challenge to make schemes equalise death benefits for same-sex couples, and a growing deficit at Tesco.

A group of local government pension funds in the South West are exploring pooling all their investments into a £19bn regional Collective Investment Vehicle (CIV).

The Local Government Pension Scheme's (LGPS) 89 funds will be pooled into six British wealth funds to invest billions in infrastructure, the Chancellor has revealed.

Flat-relief welcomed, EET to TEE rejected

Whatever the outcome of the tax relief green paper the government should use legislation to enforce a set period of stability for UK pensions, Neil MacGillivray has said.

Trust-based schemes have shown a conservative attitude to offering choice to members which has been "dismaying" says Spence Johnson director of retirement Nils Johnson.