Government

The indexation of civil service pensions was switched from Retail Prices Index to the Consumer Prices Index today.

Pensions minister Steve Webb will unveil plans for a universal flat-rate pension to be introduced in 2015 or 2016, later today.

Fiduciary duties must be radically overhauled to move away from the "myth" trustees' sole duty is to maximise returns for scheme members, a report says.

The government used Budget documents to restate its intention to "end the practice of disguised remuneration", including employer-financed retirement benefit schemes.

The £1.6bn Environment Agency Pension Fund has cut the environmental impact of its equity investments by almost a third while still exceeding its benchmark.

Lord McFall's pension saving committee risks becoming redundant because the pension system is already on its way to being fixed, Tom McPhail says.

Jonathan Stapleton discusses the merits of financial education in schools

Chancellor George Osborne confirmed the government will implement a single-tier state pension.

There is "no overriding reason" why a merger of National Insurance and income tax should not go ahead, a consultant says.

This week, letters from Business Service Plus' Malcolm Deering and PwC's Jo Maguire.