Ros Altmann

The pensions minister has unveiled a major communications drive to broaden the public's understanding of the state pension to be introduced next April.

Three quarters of trustees and pension professionals think the government should scrap its restrictions on how often people can use Pension wise, PP research finds.

The biggest stories on PP this week included political controversy surrounding the pensions minister, annual allowance charges and planned changes at the Pensions Ombudsman.

Conservative pensions minister Ros Altmann has been expelled from the Labour Party, according to reports.

There are 235,000 more people between the ages of 50 and 64 in work than there was a year ago, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The government should focus on ensuring the pension reforms are successful before rolling out a single regulator and independent commission, according to the pensions minister.

Most firms staging in the last three months have complied with auto-enrolment obligations, but there has been a steep rise in unpaid contribution notices issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), figures show.

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.

New PMI president Kevin LeGrand talks to Helen Morrissey about how the body can continue to meet the needs of the industry.

Pensions minister Ros Altmann talks to PBUK delegates about auto-enrolment, pension flexibilities and communicating state pension reforms.