Legislation

Chancellor George Osborne has confirmed that Royal Mail Pension Plan Assets to be transferred to the Treasury will be used to pay off government debt.

The European Commission has approved plans for the UK government to take on the liabilities of the Royal Mail Pension Plan.

Unions have lost their appeal against the judicial review that backed the government's decision to use the Consumer Prices Index for uprating public sector pensions.

The High Court is set to decide whether workers of pensionable age who have been made bankrupt could be forced to draw their pension to pay off creditors.

"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.