Legislation

One in three workers will opt out of their employer's pension scheme, according to a Populus poll for the National Association of Pension Funds.

Legislation curtailing pension charges for deferred members has been announced by pensions minister Steve Webb.

The coalition is considering delaying auto-enrolment and a delay of more than 12 months will mean the reform package is effectively over, former Chancellor Alistair Darling told reporters.

The Pensions Bill which raises the state pension age to 66 by 2020 has passed its third reading in the House of Commons with 287 votes to 242.

MPs have passed a motion transferring the responsibility for setting their pension payments to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).

A key amendment to the Pensions Bill has restricted the "core definition" of money purchase benefits, a lawyer says.

Legislation curtailing pension charges for deferred members has been announced by pensions minister Steve Webb.

The government has announced a six month delay in the increase in the state pension age in 2020.

The National Employment Savings Trust has unveiled some of the 25 employers already using its services.

Constraints put on the National Employment Savings Trust risk undermining the objectives of auto-enrolment, warn some of the legislation's main architects.