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Assets of the biggest 300 pension funds globally dropped by over 3% in 2015, the first fall in value since the financial crisis according to research.

The success of freedom and choice will largely depend on the quality of advice and the number of people who receive it according to the industry.

The Treasury is seeking views on whether to allow defined contribution (DC) members to access their pensions before retirement to pay for financial advice.

As US savers fight their pension schemes over high costs and charges, there is concern British trustees could see similar action. James Phillips reports

Three out of ten people are using the pension freedoms to put extra cash in bank accounts due to concerns about the economy, according to Citizens Advice.

It is important not to assume the size of a master trust is an automatic indicator of how well governed it is, according to Duncan Howorth.

Industry believes stopping schemes from buying gilts would be a bad idea, PP research finds

A consultation into capping early exit charges for occupational pensions has revealed how "torturous and more opaque" the system is compared to personal pensions.

Royal London has posted a significant increase in new business thanks to employers switching their auto-enrolment (AE) schemes from other providers.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued PTL with the maximum fine after it failed to prepare annual governance statements for three schemes.