The work and pensions select committee is reopening its inquiry into the governance and best practice in workplace defined contribution pension provision.

Labour pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont has called for the Office of Fair Trading to investigate pension fund charges as part of its campaign for transparency.

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has called for the industry to scrap the word ‘pensions' claiming its brand is tainted.

The National Employment Savings Trust will implement a fully-automated process allowing self-employed people to join the scheme in January 2013.

Once again charges on pension funds are hitting the headlines. Pensions minister Steve Webb has pledged to legislate on charges for auto-enrolment schemes if the industry does not clean up its act.

As the row over charges intensifies, Rachel Dalton examines the arguments.

Rachel Dalton talks to shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont about shaking up the shape of the pensions marketplace.

European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority chairman Gabriel Bernardino has called for "trust" in the creation of the Institutes for Occupational Retirement Provision directive.

Threadneedle has appointed John Peta as senior fund manager leading the firm's emerging market debt team as well as three other hires within its global fixed income team.

Redington has appointed John Towner as director of its consulting team and Aniket Das as an actuary in its manager research team.