The industry believes the the minimum auto-enrolment contribution for workers should be set above 6%, according to research carried out by PP.

The pensions industry wants to see a rapid escalation of the minimum employer contribution rate for auto-enrolment, PP research finds.

How and why the tax treatment of pensions has to change

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has rejected attempts by the UK government to block the introduction of a financial transaction tax (FTT) in several countries.

The newly privatised Royal Mail has the best funded scheme on the FTSE 100 according to research from JLT.

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund (MNOPF) is winding up its investment committee as part of an overhaul of its governance structure.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has cut its assumption for the liabilities it will have to take on annually in half over the last year.

Is focused advice a viable option?

PwC has urged the government to scrap the state pension age (SPA) after research found four out of ten people want more flexibility around when they can access their retirement benefits.

The majority of the industry is far from optimistic that auto-enrolment and a flat-rate state pension will give workers enough to retire on, PP research finds.