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MORE people than ever are confused by what they can and cannot do with their pensions despite "simplified" rules, a leading independent financial advice firm claims.

SELF-employed people should be automatically enrolled into a new low cost savings scheme to boost their funds for retirement, the Association of British Insurers claims.

The National Association of Pension Funds has welcomed new government guidance which gives shareholders first claim to company shares.

MORE than half of Labour Party MPs are in favour of reducing the number of pensioners on means-testing, new research claims.

THE GMB has welcomed a government deal to link state pensions to earnings but rejects the idea of raising the retirement age.

THE TRADES Union Congress is holding a conference for trustees, pensions professionals and trade unionists on pension reform proposals.

PROPERTY funds are set to overtake traditional buy-to-let homes as the preferred route into property investment, Assetz claims.

THE PENSIONS Regulator's power to intervene in deals to ensure parent companies honour their pension commitments has not led to "paralysis" of the corporate sector.

DEPUTY Prime Minister John Prescott has been drafted in to head up the government's pensions policy team.

FACE-TO-FACE contact be-tween advisers and providers is the best form of communication, a poll by Teamspirit has found.