Steve Webb

UK - Pensions minister Steve Webb has admitted as many as one million additional people would be excluded from automatic enrolment should be the qualifying level of earnings be raised to £7,000.

UK - Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

Coalition plans to introduce a universal state pension of £140 a week need serious investigation to assess whether they are fair and affordable, the Labour Party warns.

The findings of the independent review into the operation of auto-enrolment will be released next week, pensions minister Steve Webb confirms.

UK - Trustees now have a further five years to act on legal requirements under section 251 of the Pensions Act 2004, the department for work and pensions confirms.

Trustees now have a further five years to act on legal requirements under section 251 of the Pensions Act 2004, the department for work and pensions confirms.

The industry "won't be in suspense much longer" over NEST, Steve Webb told delegates.

Three defined contribution schemes have received the NAPF's Pension Quality Mark PLUS award for providing "outstanding" defined contribution schemes to their employees.

The Pensions Advisory Service has cut its board membership by 25% as part of a review of its operations.

The National Association of Pension Funds has highlighted trustee fears of unlimited fines or two years in prison for breaching new rules aimed at limiting investment in sponsoring employers.