Investment

The UK's headline inflation rate dropped to 1.7% in February, its lowest level since late 2009.

The government's decision to allow anyone over the age of 55 to take their entire pot as cash has the potential to drive up liberation cases, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said.

More than half of the British public want pension funds to hold the companies they invest in to account on tax and pay issues.

Although almost half of participants were unsure about this question, slightly more were in favour of dropping the distinction than not.

Buzz respondents were fairly evenly split on the likelihood of a bubble in US and UK equities.

Government proposals to scrap restrictions on pensions access could lead to a further wave of employers closing defined benefit (DB) plans to future accrual.

The Budget ushered in massive changes in the retirement income space. Helen Morrissey asks what this means for the industry

The Pension Protection Fund has delayed the implementation of its new tailored insolvency model until October - saying further work was needed to integrate scores into the levy framework.

Jack Jones looks at the reasons behind falling economic confidence in the industry

Natasha Browne looks at the impact of austerity on US government debt