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The Pensions Regulator and Department for Work and Pensions are launching a website to guide employers' communication to staff throughout the auto-enrolment process.

Government plans to enforce GMP equalisation will bring about a fresh wave of defined benefit scheme closures and could imperil the overall health of the economy, the industry warns.

Seven industry bodies have written to Steve Webb strongly criticising the government's proposals on Guaranteed Minimum Pension equalisation and calling for equalisation guidance put forward in January to be scrapped.

The industry may be gung-ho for auto-enrolment, but, Rachel Dalton asks, is the public on the same page?

Sponsoring employers could be given unilateral powers to amend defined benefit scheme rules without trustee consent to offset a £4.2bn spike in National Insurance costs.

Jenna Towler gets into gear for a day at the office

Defined benefit payouts will peak this year before tailing off as the impact of scheme closures is felt, says the Department for Work and Pensions.

The pensions industry has thrown its weight behind the creation of aggregator schemes to make Steve Webb's ‘operation big fat pension pot' a success.

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