Department for Work & Pensions

The government has tabled amendments to the Pensions Bill 2013 that will allow it to impose a charge cap on schemes.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has rebuffed calls from industry members to merge The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) saying it is not the right time.

The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) report into the workplace defined contribution (DC) savings market highlighted some stark concerns over charges.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will host an urgent industry summit to address pensions liberation fraud.

Opt-out rates averaged around 9% in the first six months of auto-enrolment (AE), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

The Department for Work and Pensions will be among the larger employers entering auto-enrolment this autumn.

The Department for Work and Pensions has denied that its preferred option for consolidating small pots will increase cases of pension fraud.

The DWP's glossary of pension terms for auto-enrolment.

The auto-enrolment earnings trigger and the lower and upper limits for the qualifying earnings band have been confirmed.

The Department for Work and Pensions is to hold a "red tape challenge" in a bid to deregulate and help reinvigorate occupational schemes.