Steve Webb

Middle sized pot holders could be encouraged to take financial advice by the guidance guarantee, according to pensions minister Steve Webb.

At the time of writing this leader the Professional Pensions team was bracing itself for Wednesday's Autumn Statement.

Almost half of people are unaware how changes to the state pension will affect them with just over 500 days to go until historic reforms are introduced, research suggests.

The government has launched an online hub on YouTube in a bid to aid consumers' understanding of pensions.

Lord John Monks has branded the use of band earnings to calculate auto-enrolment contributions an "injustice" and said the government was "committed to excluding the low paid" from the initiative.

Experts imagined stepping into the shoes of Steve Webb for a day at the NAPF annual conference in Liverpool earlier this month. Natasha Browne heard their big ideas.

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The government's free impartial at-retirement guidance is aimed at middle Britain, not high or low net worth individuals, pensions minister Steve Webb has told MPs.

Short service refunds are to be banned from October 2015 according to the pensions minister.