Regulation

The Treasury is reportedly discussing plans to axe higher-rate tax relief altogether. Here is a list of five things you need to consider (and two other ways the government can extract more taxes from pension savings).

Chancellor George Osborne is considering a £7bn "raid" on pension perks for the better off, according to reports.

Public sector workers will switch to a career average scheme, see their contributions hiked and their retirement age increase as part of government pension reforms, Danny Alexander says.

Chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander gave a speech on public service pensions to the Institute for Public Policy Research this afternoon. Here is what he said in full.

The £60,000 contribution notice issued in the Bonas case is an "enormous climb down" by The Pensions Regulator, a lawyer says.

EUROPE - Pension funds could once again retract from securities lending if they are included in European proposals which would tag lenders as ‘short sellers', according to the trade body for securities lenders.

Changes to IAS19 will have a "limited" effect on investor attitudes even though they could dent reported profits by as much as £10bn, PwC says.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has again vowed to clamp down on companies offering a "bung of cash" to staff who give up defined benefit pensions.

The Financial Services Authority has issued a warning to consumers over pension reciprocation plans and other pension unlocking schemes.

Financial Services Authority guidance on incentive exercises such as ETVs needs to be strengthened and made a legal requirement, Aon Hewitt believes.