Steve Webb

Liverpool has been alive with industry figures attending the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) annual conference this week, and here are the top ten stories from the event.

The government has published draft regulations to introduce minimum governance standards for workplace pensions and a 0.75% charge cap on default funds.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has put annuity reform at the top of his wish list should he remain in post after the election.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has opened a consultation on abolishing the restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

The Budget flexibilities will not hinder the government's plans for collective defined contribution (CDC), according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

Pensions minister Steve Webb has warned he will keep a sharp eye on the pensions industry following the announcement of the Budget freedoms in March.

David Weeks says guidance must serve savers, not the industry

Labour should reverse the pension freedoms announced in the Budget 2014 if it wins the general election in May, a leftist think-tank has said.

According to a new methodology to model retirement, the IFS believes 92% of couples born in the 1940s have accumulated more wealth than they need to maintain their standards of living in retirement.

Tanjil Rashid looks at whether the pensions minister’s optimism for retirees is justified