Treasury

The chancellor will outline plans to ban pensions cold calling and give firms more powers to block suspicious transfers in this Wednesday's Autumn Statement.

The government must ensure all providers are involved in the pensions dashboard and the project is delivered on time according to a technology expert.

Labour has called for the lifetime ISA (LISA) to be delayed until 2018 in a stark warning about the potential consequences for auto-enrolment (AE).

More than 200,000 savers will have taken up the lifetime ISA (LISA) within a year of its launch, according to the Treasury.

The most popular stories were a potential RAA for British Steel Pension Scheme if the government shelves plans to change pension law, and Treasury plans to launch the pensions dashboard by next Spring.

A single rate of tax relief could be "far too attractive" for chancellor Philip Hammond to not consider introducing through his Autumn Statement, says public policy expert Iain Anderson.

A pension dashboard prototype will be launched by 11 providers next spring, the Treasury has said.

This week's biggest stories were the introduction of the LISA bill, the Pensions Regulator urging trustees to wake up to ESG risks, and shareholder rebellions at Sports Direct and ExxonMobil AGMs.

Pension professionals have welcomed the government's decision to keep the lifetime ISA (LISA) simple after a bill containing details of the saving vehicle was published.

The Treasury is seeking views on whether to allow defined contribution (DC) members to access their pensions before retirement to pay for financial advice.