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The Department for Work and Pensions has published guidance on auto-enrolment scheme certification for employers and advisers.

Laws preventing employers from inducing workers to opt out of pension schemes come into force today.

Staff at the Pensions Ombudsman were forced to choose between remaining in their jobs or moving to the Department for Work and Pensions creating an "unsettling" environment, the supervisory body's annual report reveals.

The government cannot "stand idly by" while accountancy standards send pension fund liabilities rocketing and undermine the economy, Steve Webb has said.

The end of contracting out for defined contribution will save schemes £5.3m a year in administration costs, the government claims.

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The Pensions Regulator's guidance on defined contribution schemes should have been bolder, the industry warns.

Enhancements to women's pension provision will decrease the importance of joint life annuities according to pensions minister Steve Webb.

The government will not come to a firm answer on the question of small pension pot consolidation despite an industry-wide consultation on the issue initiated by pensions minister Steve Webb.

The government has made no significant amendments to legislation exempting ‘dual status' workers who are subject to labour laws in both the UK and another European country from the auto-enrolment process.