TUC

With the party political conference season in full swing, Emma Dunkley, Giovanni Legorano and Tom Selby ask well-known industry figures what are the key reforms the next government should make, mistakes it should avoid, and whether there should be an...

UK - The government has launched a consultation on plans to relax rules which force firms winding up a pension scheme as part of a corporate restructure or demerger to fully cover liabilities.

Delegates at the Trades Union Congress conference have backed a motion calling on steel giant Corus to stop plans to cut defined benefit pensions.

Coverage of corporate defined contribution plans is not growing fast enough to fill the gap left by the continuing closure of defined benefit, Trades Union Congress analysis reveals.

Top company directors pensions' have increased 23% in the past 12 months and can reach £250,000 a year, the Trades Union Congress claims.

Proposals urging the government to build upon restrictions on pensions tax relief to help those less well off will not encourage good employer provision, industry bodies say.