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The government has pulled the draft batch of rules on existing pension scheme certification from the final auto-enrolment regulations.

UK - The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

The final rules governing auto-enrolment into workplace pension schemes from 2012 were laid before parliament today.

EUROPE - Introducing collective defined contribution schemes would not breach European law despite one government citing it as a reason to abandon risk sharing, a lawyer said.

Trivial commutation regulations which should have come into effect on December 1 have been delayed due to a government drafting error, a law firm says.

Industry veteran Richard Stroud is to quit as a volunteer adviser with The Pensions Advisory Service amid claims of ageism at the department for work and pensions.

Senior industry figures have expressed their disappointment over the government's refusal to take any further action to develop collective defined contribution schemes.

UK - Personal accounts will definitely see its name changed before its introduction in 2012, Helen Dean said.

Pensions minister Angela Eagle was forced to defended the government's anti-forestalling regulations after Robin Ellison said they will cause the tragic disintegration of occupational pensions.

In a keynote session at The PP Show, Pinsent Masons partner and former NAPF chairman Robin Ellison grilled pensions minister Angela Eagle about personal accounts, deregulation and the state of private sector provision