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Thousands of retirees hoping to take advantage of the end of compulsory annuitisation will find many insurance companies' systems are not yet ready to deal with the changes according to Annuity Direct.

The Treasury's pensions tax reform proposals must target defined benefit schemes to raise the £3bn-£4bn a year it needs, Standard Life says.

UK - The coalition government's pensions tax relief proposals risk "pulling the rug" from underneath occupational provision, a consultant warns.

Market volatility has eroded annualised returns from direct investment in the FTSE 100 to 0.5% over the past ten years, MetLife Europe says.

The advent of the coalition government has certainly ushered in frantic times for the pensions industry.

Association of Consulting Actuaries chairman Stuart Southall has hit the auto-enrolment nail on the head in this week's exclusive interview.

Ian Naismith discusses the findings of this year's Scottish Widows UK Pensions Report

Senior industry figures are pleading for an early government announcement on pension tax relief restriction rules because "time is running out" for employers to implement changes.

The Pensions Regulator chairman David Norgrove will step down from his role when his second term in post ends on 31 December.

The government is proposing to scrap the default retirement age of 65 by October next year, it today confirmed.