Guy Opperman

Pension cold-callers will face tougher sanctions from today as a long-awaited ban poses fines of up to £500,000 for "callous crooks" attempting to scam savers.

The pensions minister says the new guidance body will help younger generations become the savvy savers of tomorrow.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will develop and test new ways to include 4.8 million self-employed workers in pension savings.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Charles Counsell as its new chief executive, who will take over from Lesley Titcomb next year.

Anthony Arter will continue as head of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) until 31 July 2021, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced.

A regime similar to that for defined contribution (DC) master trusts will be set up for regulating defined benefit (DB) consolidators under plans announced today.

Low earners in net-pay schemes will lose out on more pensions tax relief as the gap between auto-enrolment (AE) qualifying earnings and the personal tax allowance widens.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published the pensions dashboard feasibility study, nine months after it was originally due.

The Pensions Policy Institute has published a report to clarify confusion around collective defined contribution. Kim Kaveh looks at how it could work in the UK.

This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions launching a consultation on collective defined contribution pension schemes.