Paul Budgen is set to join financial technology and auto-enrolment (AE) firm Smart Pension as director of business development.

A month of strikes are due to hit 64 universities from tomorrow over major reforms to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

Average opt-out rates for 22- to 29-year old female members were 5% in December compared to 3% for men - a trend that accelerates across older groups, according to Now Pensions analysis conducted exclusively for PP.

Industry experts are calling on the government to act quickly on new pensions dashboard legislation. The DWP is looking at how to do it amid Brexit constraints, writes Kim Kaveh

Some 79% of people would like to see stricter rules and checks to ensure pension pots are secure, according to a survey by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has launched a checklist to help trustees with the rectification process for guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP).

Most respondents believe watchdog's powers should not apply to events before they came into force.

Average opt-out rates rested at 4% for 22- to 29-year-old members of NEST in December last year, compared with 26% for 60- to 64-year-olds.

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values fell from £236,000 at the end of December, to £231,000 by the end of last month, according to Xafinity Punter Southall.

The Pensions Policy Institute has published a report looking at potential outcomes of increasing auto-enrollment contributions. Kim Kaveh explores the data.