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The shape of changes to the pension taxation system should be confirmed by the end of September, a Treasury consultation paper says.

UK - The shape of changes to the pension taxation system should be confirmed by the end of September, a Treasury consultation paper says.

The coalition government must communicate its long-term vision for pensions to the public ahead of the 2012 reforms, experts say.

CPI attack on pension income harms us all

UK - Proposals to index private sector pension increases to the Consumer Price Index amount to a "stealth cut" on the average worker's retirement pot, unions have claimed.

In the latest of PP's Pensions In-Depth Interviews, Jonathan Stapleton talks to Daily Mail & General Trust pensions director Geoffrey Staines about communications, risk management and in-scheme resource

GREECE - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou passed an overhaul of the pension system in a vote that tested the unity of his socialist government and prompted the second national strike in as many weeks.

The anti-avoidance regulations proposed by the government in the budget will increase the use of pension alternatives, providers say.

AUSTRALIA - An independent and sweeping review into Australia's trillion dollar superannuation system has called for the creation of a new industry-wide default option and puts greater emphasis on governance for superannuation trustees.

Ministers must often feel as if, no matter what they do, they end up pleasing no-one.