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The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has hit back at proposals that providers would be "named and shamed" for not offering the full range of pension freedoms.

The Irish government has confirmed it has been looking to Britain for guidance on how it can reform and improve the country's pensions system.

Universal credit (UC) rules penalise those on low incomes making it harder for them to put money into pensions says the Resolution Foundation.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has seen its staff headcount slashed by 29% since 2010, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

Minister for disabled people Justin Tomlinson will be the spokesman for pensions in the House of Commons, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

Government keen to soften the blow on departing sponsors

Helen Morrissey looks at suggestions for finding common cause in the pensions world

New pensions minister Ros Altmann has outlined her primary objectives in the role, including safeguarding the retirement ‘freedoms' that were introduced last month.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith has been re-appointed after the Conservatives formed a majority government in the wake of the general election.

Priti Patel has been appointed employment minister in the new Conservative government.