Jackie Wells has left the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) after two years as head of policy and research PP has learned.

Standard Life has confirmed it is in early discussions with a number of payroll providers to improve its auto-enrolment (AE) proposition for members and employers.

Early exit charges for members wanting to access their pot at age 55 will be capped at 5% according to Standard Life.

This week we want to know if the pensions minister was justified in condemning Iain Duncan Smith's resignation and how the regulator's trustee toolkit can be made more effective.

Schemes have just one more week to join HM Revenue and Customs' (HMRC) Scheme Reconciliation Service (SRS) for guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) reconciliation.

Chris Inman has been appointed to lead Aon's defined contribution (DC) investment advisory service as the consultancy expands its DC services.

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has raised its funding level by 10% since 2012.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has completed the largest transfer since it brought member services in-house by absorbing five sections of the industry-wide Coal schemes.

Legal and General (L&G) has not followed its competitors to take action on early exit fees, despite agreeing to reduce legacy charges by £1m.

The £2.7bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) has improved its funding level to 79% after increasing its liability hedging ratio to 95% of assets.