Legislation

Only one in ten employers understands how to discharge their duties under auto-enrolment, Department for Work and Pensions research shows.

Steve Webb has challenged providers to restore the "battered reputation" of the pensions industry by improving the terms of savers locked in to legacy schemes.

The government response to a European Courts of Justice ruling outlawing gender-based pricing of annuities has made it more likely that a test case will be brought, argues a lawyer.

The Treausry has confirmed occupational pension schemes will not be forced to comply with gender neutrality legislation when providing members with annuities.

The government has tweaked auto-enrolment staging dates for smaller employers again, after concerns were raised over the complexity of the way these companies were defined.

The Department for Work and Pensions will not publish its proposals for state pension reform until the autumn due to the "complexity" of the system.

Some 70% of advisers plan to use an external solution to help meet auto-enrolment technology requirements, Staffcare research reveals.

More than four in five members of the public are completely unaware of auto-enrolment, says Aon Hewitt.

The universal state pension due to be implemented from 2015 will penalise people with additional rights accrued under the current system, a consultant warns.

More than one-third of private sector employers support the government's view on guaranteed minimum pensions requirements, a JLT Benefit Solutions study shows.