HM Treasury

Employers participating in the NHS, Teachers and Civil Service pension schemes will face higher contributions from 2015, chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has confirmed.

Annual increases in the amount of money that workers can save in all-employee share schemes should be linked to inflation, says a share scheme lobby group.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is "invisible" in pensions regulation, Hymans Robertson senior partner Ronnie Bowie says.

The government is to increase tax relief on investment in social enterprises and social impact bonds, Chancellor George Osborne says.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is in discussions with Dalmore Capital over management of the Pensions Infrastructure Platform's (PIP) equity mandate.

Aviva and Legal and General are among the six insurers that have agreed to collectively invest £25bn in UK infrastructure over the next five years.

The government has set out a range of proposals to limit charges in schemes used for auto-enrolment (AE) to either 0.75% or 1%.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has rebuffed calls from industry members to merge The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) saying it is not the right time.

The government has extended a payment scheme for Equitable Life policy holders to mid-2015 and is due to launch an advertising campaign to encourage more policyholders to come forward.

Private sector contractors will be able to participate in existing schemes when receiving staff from the public sector, HM Treasury guidance confirms.