The average time taken to get through the Pension Protection Fund assessment should fall below 12 months after the introduction of a new data audit tool, says the lifeboat fund.

Plans to change the way directors' pensions are valued in remuneration reports are "fundamentally misplaced," says the Society of Pension Consultants.

The arrival of auto-enrolment has made the industry focus on communications. Providing clear information to new savers is seen by many as essential to the success of the legislation.

Almost 4,000 members of the Financial Assistance Scheme have had their benefits reduced after overpayments resulting from administrative errors.

Jack Jones examines the implications of the PPF's latest levy estimate.

Fewer schemes will carry out enhanced transfer value exercises following the introduction of a code of conduct and changes in how members are advised, says law firm Osborne Clarke.

The government is reconsidering its advice on GMP equalisation in an attempt to make the process "as painless as possible", Steve Webb has announced.

Steve Webb has urged the industry to listen more to consumers and adopt a more flexible attitude to saving.

Former pensions minister Malcolm Wicks, who was one of the architects of auto-enrolment, has died aged 65.

The use of asset-backed contributions to fund schemes will double over the next three years after HM Revenue and Customs clarified its stance on the arrangements, says Deloitte.