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In this week's Pensions Buzz, we wanted to know whether geopolitical risk will increase or decrease over the next six months, and how Guy Opperman has performed as pensions and financial inclusion minister over his first year in the post.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know how you would rate Guy Opperman's performance as pensions and financial inclusion minister after his first year in the post, and whether you believe geopolitical risk will increase or decrease over the next...

The Office for Tax Simplification has urged HM Revenue & Customs to review the usage of emergency tax codes for lump sum pension withdrawals.

HMRC figures published on Friday suggest almost £17.5bn has been flexibly withdrawn since the inception of pension freedoms, but that figure is not reflective of 'the bigger picture', according to one industry expert.

Two men were sentenced to jail after luring 16 victims into transferring nearly £1m of their pensions into a non-existent occupational scheme in an "elaborate" liberation scam.

There are 'shocking disparities' in pension incomes - including within the same region, according to a Royal London analysis of HM Revenue & customs (HMRC) data.

A number of pension issues will be battled out in the courts over the course of this year. James Phillips rounds up the cases to watch out for and the potential consequences for the industry

The overall cost of pension tax relief rose slightly in 2016/17 to £38.6bn, from £38.5bn in 2015/16, according to annual HMRC estimates, representing a "stabilisation" compared with previous years.

HMRC has confirmed providers operating relief at source pension schemes can continue to collect automatic tax relief at a basic rate of 20% under new Scottish Income Tax rules.

Total of £15.7bn accessed flexibly