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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.

Malcolm McLean pays tribute to former pensions minister Steve Webb

The government must shed light on how incoming pension flexibilities interact with benefit rules according to shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont.

Vulnerable people must be informed about how pension freedoms could cut off their access to means-tested benefits according to Baroness Hollis of Heigham.

A Labour peer has attacked the annuity market, claiming it "plays fast and loose" with the regulatory framework.

The Pension Regulator's (TPR) ‘second line of defence' for retirees will be extended to cover trust-based pension scheme members as well those in contract-based arrangements, peers have heard.