Pensions Minister

Pensions minister Richard Harrington has commissioned the Government Actuary's Department (GAD) to assess projected life expectancy in future years for the state pension age review.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will consider giving The Pensions Regulator (TPR) additional powers should they be needed, pensions minister Richard Harrington says.

Auto-enrolled employees will be putting aside £8bn of savings for retirement by the 2019/20 financial year, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

This week's most read stories include TPR protecting members of a DB scheme accidentally converted to DC, and the FCA fining Aviva £8.2m for failing to protect client assets.

Savers should be able to use their nest eggs to buy a home, according to pensions minister Richard Harrington.

The Labour Party has not abandoned the role of shadow pensions minister, despite the post being vacant for several months, according to reports.

Bob Scott shares his tips with the incoming under-secretary of state for work and pensions to help them become an instant success.

The new pensions minister Richard Harrington MP has committed to auto-enrolment (AE) and master trust regulation as he set out his priorities for the role.

Dominating this week's most popular stories was coverage of the government's downgrading of the pensions brief, following Baroness Ros Altmann's resignation.

Baroness Ros Altmann has likened her time as pensions minister to being "in detention" and believes leaving government will allow her to be more influential.