Treasury

Government's promise to protect people within ten years of retirement from losing out under public sector pension changes will safeguard less than 1% of members, estimates suggest.

Jenna Towler says infrastructure is where it's at

Hannah Brenton looks at what we can expect from the Chancellor

The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the European Commission to clarify whether all occupational pension schemes are exempt from its ban on gender-based annuity pricing.

The government must make reforms to improve transparency and clarity around tax on annuities and trivial commutation of pension pots, the Office for Tax Simplification says.

Chancellor George Osborne's plan to convince schemes to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious "issues", Labour claims.

Michael Johnson offers a market-orientated approach

UK trade bodies will be lobbying the British and American authorities to clarify whether UK pension schemes will be exempt from the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

Rating agency Moody's has put government-backed UK rail infrastructure on negative watch - raising questions for pension schemes under pressure to invest in the country's transport network.

Schemes willing to get involved with the Treasury's infrastructure investment strategy are becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack of detail on the plans.