Steve Webb

Rachel Dalton examines Steve Webb’s plan to make annuities more consumer-friendly

Rachel Dalton on Steve Webb's flexible annuity idea

Labour pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont has denounced pensions minister Steve Webb's suggestion of switchable annuities as a "non-starter".

Pensioners should be able to switch their annuity contract in a similar way to switching mortgages, Steve Webb has said.

To mark the turn of the year, we asked our readers to rate how various people and sectors in the industry had performed over 2013, with some intriguing results.

After another busy year in pensions, PP rounds up the news stories that got readers clicking.

The government must not "lose sight" of improving defined contribution (DC) pensions as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) develops its defined ambition (DA) project, industry figures warn.

Pensions minister Steve Webb responds to an open letter from Linklaters partner Tim Cox on the money purchase consultation.

Pensions minister Steve Webb is to meet representatives of Ford Motor Company to discuss the plight of ex-workers who transferred their pensions to Visteon.

As 2013 draws to a close, Rachel Dalton looks at the NAPF’s scheme stats