Pensions Minister

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont does not want to lose the pensions brief if Labour wins the general election next May.

The Institute of Directors (IoD) has made a plea to the next elected government to not make any more changes to pension legislation or even appoint a pensions minister.

Tanjil Rashid looks at whether the pensions minister’s optimism for retirees is justified

The government has slashed the incremental increase to the state pension offered to workers who delay their retirement.

Liberal Democrats, including pensions minister Steve Webb, have backed a wide-ranging pensions reform package put forward by experienced member-nominated trustee Janice Turner at its Spring Conference.

The government is considering building regulated advice into its proposed system to aggregate small pension pots.

The government has proposed to exempt employees who work both in the UK and European Economic Area member states from auto-enrolment.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has ruled out calls to include membership of the UK Stewardship Code as a legal requirement for qualifying auto-enrolment schemes.

Revisions to the regulations governing automatic enrolment have been released following the conclusion of a Department for Work and Pensions consultation.

Short service refunds from defined contribution schemes are to be abolished as part of the government's drive to increase pension saving.