TUC

Low-paid female workers are missing out on workplace pensions, TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady has warned.

Labour has accused the government of pandering to special interests as it delays lifting the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) until 2017.

As the AGM season winds down, Naomi Rainey considers the corporate governance issues schemes need to know about

Pensions minister Steve Webb says current at-retirement processes are outdated and asked whether the industry must "do decumulation differently."

Industry figures could not agree on whether the pensions market should move towards offering fewer, large scale products to employers.

The government should focus on improving defined contribution (DC) provision in developing the defined ambition agenda, according to the TUC.

The Trades Union Congress, Unite and Unison have teamed up with PIRC to launch the Trade Union Share Owners group, which aims to "put union values at the heart of corporate governance".

Unions have attacked government plans to allow employers to change scheme rules without trustee consent.

A decarbonisation target should be added to the government's Energy Bill, according to a coalition of investors, trade bodies and charities.

Government should lift restrictions on the National Employment and Savings Trust's annual contributions and transfer terms "as a matter of urgency", the Work and Pensions Committee has said.