Legislation

The government could ease the transition to the flat rate state pension by paying out old state second pension entitlements as one-off sums in a ‘buyout' arrangement, Barnett Waddingham says.

The issue of advising small pension pots is to be debated in the House of Lords on 27 November.

Changes to HM Revenue and Customs guidance for those with fixed protection who are erroneously auto-enrolled have been welcomed.

The impact of quantitative easing on scheme funding levels has been exaggerated and should not be used as an excuse to delay de-risking, Towers Watson says.

Agreed reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme could be under threat as a result of "delays and confusion", GMB has warned.

Government plans to consolidate small pension pots are "impractical" and risk "damaging retirement savings, a broad coalition of organisations argues.

The European Commission's overhaul of its pensions directive is rushed, counterproductive and borrows too heavily from Solvency II, says a key member of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

JLT Benefit Solutions gives us its top five reforms to beat pensioner poverty.

Iain Duncan Smith has confirmed plans for a flat-rate state pension are still going ahead.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has urged the industry to "take a chill pill" on the schedule for state pension reform.