BlackRock has launched a tax transparent US equity tracker fund under the Authorised Contractual Scheme (ACS) framework introduced last year.

The Liberal Democrat manifesto will commit to making the state pension triple lock law, boosting the benefit by at least £790 a year by 2020, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

Pensions and restructuring lawyers increasingly see the powers of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as a hazard to scheme sponsors, according to research from PwC.

Respondents to the government consultation on defined ambition (DA) pensions may have changed their minds on key issues after the changes announced in the Budget, says the Society of Pension Consultants (SPC).

The 2014 Pension Schemes Bill, which will provide the legislative framework for arrangements that share risk between scheme members and sponsors, has been laid before parliament.

Employers showed a "lack of interest" in proposals to give them greater flexibility over defined benefit (DB) schemes, says the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

ShareAction’s Catherine Howarth wants an urgent debate about the decline of member representation

The trustee of the Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London (SAUL) has appointed Aon Hewitt as covenant adviser.

Steve Webb has hit out at Labour's plan to lower the auto-enrolment threshold, saying it would leave low earners with a pension of less than £2 a week at retirement.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has criticised changes to the UK pension system announced in the Budget, according to reports.