Pension providers must be monitored closely by the government during the course of auto-enrolment and may need to be regulated by The Pensions Regulator, MPs say.

In financial services in general, the tide of opinion has turned in favour of regulation.

One in four schemes offered by employers are either definitely not auto-enrolment compliant or have not yet been tested for compliance, Capita Hartshead says.

The British Medical Association has voted in favour of industrial action in protest against reforms to the NHS pension scheme.

FTSE100 company defined contribution schemes' use of default options has increased from 82% to 92% over the past year but a fifth of defaults do not meet government standards, a consultant says.

The Pensions Regulator must investigate the way in which employers consult with their workforces on scheme changes, the Association of Member Nominated Trustees says.

The UK's two largest teaching unions have launched a joint campaign to oppose the government's reforms to teachers' pensions, pay and working conditions.

Pension providers must be monitored closely by the government during the course of auto-enrolment and may need to be regulated by The Pensions Regulator, MPs say.

Auto-enrolment will not be enough to close the pension savings gap and compulsory pension saving "should have started decades ago", a City of London chief warned.

More than half of schemes are failing to meet targets on common data despite the December deadline for achieving the benchmark, in-depth research by The Pensions Regulator reveals.