Industry

The government has extended a payment scheme for Equitable Life policy holders to mid-2015 and is due to launch an advertising campaign to encourage more policyholders to come forward.

Half of people over the age of 55 would advise their younger selves to save more on a monthly basis for retirement if they could travel back in time, according to an insurer.

The UK pension system's score in the annual Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index has improved but dropped two places in ranking to ninth as other countries overtook it.

HMRC has urged the pensions industry to continue to work closely with it to stamp out pensions liberation.

This week respondents support the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to refer the DC market, but call for a cap on charges, and question the value of investment consultants

HM Treasury is warning that a two year delay in raising the pension age in Scotland could cost the country £1.4bn.

Almost half of employers (46%) think their workers do not appreciate company pension contributions, according to research from Hargreaves Lansdown.

The newly-appointed chief executive of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) Michelle Cracknell has attended her first volunteer workshop today.

PTL has launched a suite of tools for defined contribution (DC) governance, aimed at trustees and employers.

Helen Morrissey asks whether the industry is ready to meet smaller employers’ needs