The smallest occupational schemes will only have to send scheme returns to The Pensions Regulator once every five years under the draft pensions bill published today.
The industry has welcomed an Office of Fair Trading probe into defined contribution schemes' value for money as the charges debate rolls on.
The single-tier pension will bring an end to state second pension and contracting out, the Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed.
The Department for Work and Pensions has outlined how it will phase individuals with rights under the current state pension system into the new universal system in a white paper.
This afternoon the government will unveil its long-awaited state pension white paper, revealing decisions on the future of contracting out and increasing the state pension age in line with life expectancy.
Is cutting contributions more trouble that it's worth?
The news that the Department for Work and Pensions will not allow schemes to refund members moving jobs pension pots of £50-200 will anger many schemes.
The Department for Work and Pensions has disciplined 116 employees for using social media sites at work since 2009.