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Planned regulations for master trusts may now include a requirement for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to introduce a "funder of last resort".

As the Pension Schemes Bill contains measures to beef up master trust regulation Helen Morrissey asks how the industry can support this market.

The long awaited Pension Schemes Bill to boost master trust regulation has been published. Michael Klimes looks at what it means for providers and the regulator

The "almost total takeover" of pension policy by the Treasury has been described as "profoundly concerning" by Royal London director of policy Steve Webb.

Protections must be included in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) reforms to prevent the Treasury from influencing the pools' investment decisions, according to a Lords' debate.

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 industry believes putting members on the boards of all schemes would improve governance, but says they must be given enough time off and qualifications should be mandatory.

Pensions minister Ros Altmann's maiden speech to the House of Lords on proposed reforms to state and private pension systems

The government will not establish a cap on drawdown charges unless it is needed says Lord David Freud.

Lord Keith Bradley has been made shadow pensions spokesman by Labour.