Industry

There are 235,000 more people between the ages of 50 and 64 in work than there was a year ago, according to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) 12-month rate edged up to 0.1% in July, the sixth successive month it has been at or around zero.

Royal London experienced growth of 61% in its drawdown business during the first half of the year amid demand created by the pension freedoms unleashed in April.

Phoenix Life has backed down from demanding a saver get financial advice before it would release his £13,300 pension pot.

London Pension Fund Authority (LPFA) chairman Edi Truell is to step down to take up a position advising London Mayor Boris Johnson on pensions.

Top stories on PP online this week include the merger of Just Retirement and Partnership, the rejection of upfront tax relief, and a 50% drop in deficit contributions.

Lorraine Bennett has joined the Local Government Association (LGA) as pensions adviser after working for a string of local pension schemes.

Ruston Smith on a tumultuous two years, and the challenges ahead

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The Smart Pension Master Trust has been renamed autoenrolment.co.uk in a bid to maximise its online presence, according to co-founder Will Wynne.