A bankrupt who lost a High Court battle over whether he should hand over his pension to creditors will appeal the decision this autumn.
The majority of member nominated trustees are appointed by occupational schemes with no regard by sponsors for the rules around fairness and proportionality, research claims.
The government will continue to fight proposals by the European Commission to update its pensions directive to introduce solvency requirements for schemes, says Steve Webb.
Standard Life has increased the number of members of its schemes to 1.16m over Q1, up from 1.09m in the first quarter of 2011.
East Midlands Trains drivers belonging to the ASLEF union have voted to strike over six days in protest at changes to their scheme.
A village named after the patron saint of England has the highest life expectancy in the UK, according to Towers Watson research.
Pension transfer providers believe The Pensions Regulator should issue guidance to trustees to simplify and speed up the process, according to a government report.
Schemes and trustees could be faced with conflicts when dealing with bankrupt members after the Raithatha v Williams verdict, lawyers warn.
Members of workplace pension schemes run by Friends Life increased by 4% between 2010 and 2011, the insurer said.
Pension schemes' accrued liabilities could have different rules from more stringent Solvency II-style capital requirements, a leading EU policy maker has hinted.