George Osborne

The state pension will be excluded from a proposed overall spending cap on benefits, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.

The industry has warned Chancellor George Osborne to leave tax-free lump sums in pension schemes untouched in his Autumn Statement.

Jonathan Stapleton considers an alternative Autumn Statement the Chancellor may wish to make

One in six defined benefit (DB) sponsors are considering closing their schemes as one of a range of options when contracting out ends, according to Aon Hewitt.

A consultation document has been launched into the new individual protection regime following last year's reduction in the lifetime allowance. Helen Morrissey asks whether this new protection is useful or whether it is an unnecessary complication.

The UK Debt Management Office (DMO) has launched the issuance of ultra-long dated gilts lasting 55-years. Taha Lokhandwala asks who will be in the marketplace

Chancellor George Osborne has said he will cap the country's welfare budget each year for the next four years from April 2015 - but the state pension will not be included.

The long-awaited Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards report has criticised the government's handling of part-nationalised UK banks and recommended criminal sanctions for senior executives who behave "recklessly".

HM Revenue and Customs has launched a consultation on two new forms of protection for people caught unfairly by the government's most recent cuts to the lifetime allowance (LTA).

Economic secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid has denied that bringing forward the end of contracting out by one year was motivated by the expected £5bn boost to the Exchequer.