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Government should cap defined contribution scheme charges to match the existing limits on stakeholder pensions to avoid complaints about ‘mis-selling', the Workplace Retirement Income Commission says.

The Confederation of British Industry is urging the government to introduce a statutory override law to allow schemes to reduce accrual rates to offset the costs of state pension reforms.

The Work and Pensions Select Committee has postponed its inquiry into EU pension reforms until the autumn to give European officials time to publish its proposals.

Government should be ready to put in place a "plan B" for auto-enrolment proposals if the project fails to get more people saving, a leading consultant says.

Pensions minister Steve Webb's intervention on incentivised transfers out of defined benefit schemes is "dangerous and disingenuous", industry figures say.

Michael Bow looks at the debate over the costing of the National Employment Savings Trust

Charges levied by the National Employment Savings Trust are too high and need to be reduced to fulfil its low cost obligations, the Confederation of British Industry says.

The UK is failing to attract the level of investment needed to build a low carbon economy, the Confederation of British Industry warns.

The government has set out its intention to "transform pension saving" with the launch of a green paper consultation on a flat-rate state pension.

The Hutton Report has been welcomed by the industry, which claims it could increase pensions for the low paid, but left unions warning of industrial action.