Legislation

"Incessant speculation" over changes to the tax treatment of pensions has significantly undermined public trust, The Society of Pension Consultants warns.

Proposals to allow gay marriage on an equal footing with traditional marriage could lead to "significant" costs for schemes if implemented, lawyers warn.

Manufacturers remain firmly committed to providing good quality pensions but fear European interference could make affordable provision impossible and increase bankruptcies.

A judge has ruled that QinetiQ has the right to switch to using the Consumer Prices Index to calculate future pension increases.

The Office for National Statistics has updated the basket of goods used to calculate CPI inflation - which sets increases to the state pension - to include iPads and teen fiction.

The government has published its final proposals for public sector pension reform, but several unions have already deemed the offer unacceptable.

The Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at and signalled its intention to continue with its £325bn programme of quantitative easing.

The Society of Pension Consultants has urged the European Commission to clarify whether all occupational pension schemes are exempt from its ban on gender-based annuity pricing.

Pension schemes' accrued liabilities could have different rules from more stringent Solvency II-style capital requirements, a leading EU policy maker has hinted.

The government is planning an overhaul of the way it grants tax relief on pensions which will cost the industry, employers and the government "hundreds of millions", Baker Tilly warns.