Parliament

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has passed its third House of Lords reading with an amendment committing the government to reviewing survivors' pensions for same sex married couples and civil partners.

Just one in four respondents believe the pensions industry lobbies government effectively, while three out of five feel we could do better.

The Green Party has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would grant civil partners the same right as married couples to survivors' pensions.

The financial sector is in prime position to lobby policy-makers but often misses a trick. Rachel Dalton explores

The pensions industry has vast expertise to offer to decision makers when creating policy.

Prime Minister David Cameron faces a backbench rebellion today over a bill that would extend marriage to same-sex couples, as opponents have tabled an amendment that would add £3bn to public sector scheme costs.

Using statutory override to change scheme terms at the end of contracting out will be limited to offsetting employers' National Insurance bills, the government has clarified in the Pensions Bill.

The government has banned consultancy charging in auto-enrolment schemes and will propose a cap on default fund charges in a forthcoming consultation.

Defined contribution schemes have serious defects which must be tackled by employers, government and the pensions industry to help address the nation's ageing population, an influential House of Lords committee warns.

MPs have demanded Ford compensates former employees who suffered pension losses after the collapse of Visteon and claim the manufacturer set up the spin-off firm to fail.