Chancellor

Yesterday's statement was nothing compared to the shock announcement in the Budget, but there was still plenty for the pension industry to chew on. Here are the main talking points.

Savers are in danger of being ripped off when they access their pension after April because of a lack of safeguards, warns the Trades Unions Congress (TUC).

Steve Webb speaks to PP about his plans for more changes

Michael Klimes looks at what must be done to to get the service up and running by April 2015

Natasha Browne says member-nominated trustees should continue to play a role

Labour should reverse the pension freedoms announced in the Budget 2014 if it wins the general election in May, a leftist think-tank has said.

The Budget pension freedoms are a tax collection measure set to drive short-term spending with long-term consequences, Punter Southall has warned.

Barnett Waddingham has broadened its defined contribution (DC) employee benefits service to fit the flexibilities announced in the Budget.

The Treasury expects to net an extra £3.9bn between 2015 and 2020 as a result of tax reforms designed to facilitate the Budget freedoms.

The Pension Policy Institute (PPI) has launched a series of reports into the challenging decisions defined contribution (DC) pension savers face at retirement.