Legislation

Labour has made a final attempt to change the government's reforms of women's state pensions.

The shipping industry needs more time to prepare for auto-enrolment because of the unique challenges faced in enrolling offshore workers, First Actuarial says.

The government has delivered on its promise to support pensioners and laid the ground for further reforms, Iain Duncan Smith claims.

US - The Oklahoma Teachers Retirement System (OTRS) has revealed a $3bn reduction in its unfunded liability thanks to strong investment performance and new state pension reforms.

The default retirement age will be scrapped tomorrow meaning employers will no longer be able to force people to stop working when they reach retirement age.

European Union pension policy could cripple British firms and stall economic recovery if schemes are forced into Solvency II capital requirements, employers warn.

Pension funds face a double hit from a proposed European-wide financial transactions tax, the Investment Management Association warns.

The Department for Work and Pensions has delayed the introduction of amendments to the Employer Debt Regulations until December, it has announced.

A drafting "anomaly" in the Pensions Bill concerning the change from RPI to CPI indexation must be addressed before it gets royal assent, lawyers warn.

The abolition of the default retirement age will mean employers have to sharpen their management processes, delegates heard.