Legislation

UK - Employees in defined contribution schemes are having to pay more towards their pension than their final salary counterparts.

UK - Senior industry figures have attacked the government for backtracking on its plans for "radical" pensions reform.

UK - Consultants are urging the government to set a Myners' benchmark for pension funds.

UK - Six test cases are being planned by leading pension lawyers to end confusion over how guaranteed minimum pension payments are calculated on wind-ups.

UK/EU - Employers which close final salary schemes to new staff face age discrimination claims in years to come, pensions lawyers warn.

UK/EU - Employers which close final salary schemes to new staff face age discrimination claims in years to come, pensions lawyers warn.

UK - Paying tax on lump sum pension payments over £50,000 will be the price workers will pay for greater retirement planning flexibility, a pensions manager warns.

UK - An independent pensions authority to oversee policy making for both state and private pensions is the only way to ease the pensions crisis, Buck Consultants claims.

UK - Conservative proposals for lifetime savings accounts would add yet another layer of complexity to pensions and potentially damage occupational schemes, Buck Consultants warns.

UK - Pension schemes will have to change their rules for workers over the age of retirement following a landmark employment tribunal decision, lawyers claim.