Tom McPhail

It has again been suggested self-employed workers could enjoy pension provision through the tax return process. James Phillips explores the latest proposals

The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) has reignited the debate on the introduction of flat-rate pensions tax relief - saying a 30% flat rate would be progressive, cost-neutral and leave three-quarters of earners better off.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has announced an inquiry into proposals within the government's white paper on defined benefit (DB) schemes.

The CBI and Aegon have published a joint research report looking at how to quantify the value of pension engagement. Kim Kaveh explores the data

Enhanced powers for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to prosecute and fine company directors who "wilfully or recklessly" put their defined benefit (DB) pension scheme at risk will be hard to enforce, commentators say.

Ensuring British Steel workers were well-equipped to make a decision on their future pension provision was "afforded insufficient priority", and the regulator now needs to review the process, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has said.

A bus company and its managing director have been fined more than £60,000 after they admitted trying to avoid providing its employees with a workplace pension.

There are fears the government's new saving scheme could interfere with auto-enrolment. Kim Kaveh asks if we should be worried.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) paid out £37m in overpaid tax to pension freedoms users in the third quarter of the year, its quarterly figures have revealed.

Trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes with between one and five members face the highest ongoing charges for investing their retirement pot, research has revealed.