Steve Webb

Deregulation takes a tentative step forward, says Jonathan Stapleton

Guaranteeing indexation has increased the cost of providing defined benefit pensions by 12% over the past 20 years, according to Pension Corporation research.

The government is considering scrapping indexation for defined benefit pension schemes as part of its promise to reinvigorate occupational pensions, the pensions minister confirms.

Michael Bow sits down with Labour's pensions spokesman

Labour pensions spokesman Gregg McClymont has warned Steve Webb lacks the "political weight" to drive through pension policy following the delay to auto-enrolment.

Scheme managers are split whether the delay to auto-enrolment for smaller employers is a positive move.

Jonathan Stapleton urges Eurocrats to take note

Jonathan Stapleton's da Vinci experience

In the final part of our run-down of the most read Professional Pensions Online articles in 2011, we look at the rest of the top 20 news stories during the year - those in first to tenth place.

Short service refunds from defined contribution schemes are to be abolished as part of the government's drive to increase pension saving.