HM Treasury

Inflation-linked bonds rallied yesterday after the government announced it would cancel £9bn of linkers owned by the Royal Mail Pension Plan following the scheme's nationalisation.

Savers should consider topping up their pension pots now in anticipation of further tax relief changes rumoured to be in this year's Budget, a consultant says.

Charges on a government-backed pooled UK infrastructure vehicle owned and run by UK pension funds will be capped at 0.5%, the Treasury infrastructure policy chief confirms.

A government committee has trashed the use of corporate bond yields to calculate public sector pension liabilities due to the "continuing instability" of annual discount rates.

Public sector pension reforms will have "little or no long-term saving for taxpayers" because improved accrual rates cancel out retirement age hikes, an independent study says.

HM Treasury has launched a consultation on its intention to authorise tax-transparent collective investment schemes, which could cut the withholding tax paid by UK schemes.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has denied rumours its deal with the Treasury to encourage £20bn of pension fund investment in infrastructure projects has been called off.

One of the UK's largest unions, Unite, has pulled out of Local Government Pension Scheme talks, risking a split between unions over proposed reforms.

Jack Jones investigates asset-backed contributions

The government will save more than £2.5bn through a clampdown on "complex asset- backed funding structures" that allow firms to over-claim tax relief, says George Osborne.