Sajid Javid

HM Treasury has confirmed the launch date of the upcoming joint consultation on changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) will be pushed back until Budget day.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has welcomed the government’s latest update on the details of the pension schemes bill.

HM Treasury has confirmed that the government will hold its Budget on 11 March.

The government’s ban on boycotts by public institutions may extend to the Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS).

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive Andrew Bailey has been confirmed as the next Governor of the Bank of England (BoE).

The government has scrapped plans to go ahead with an Autumn Budget on 6 November as prime minister Boris Johnson continues to push for a general election before the end of the year.

HM Treasury has announced that the government’s next Budget will take place on 6 November, although this depends on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

The government has put forward proposals to review pensions tax relief rules in order to give senior NHS clinicians full flexibility over the amount that they contribute to their pensions.

Amber Rudd has not been moved out of her job as secretary of state for work and pensions amid concerns the pensions industry could have had its seventh politician in that office since the 2015 general election.

Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz do not think businesses should be able suspend AE contributions if in financial distress.