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Chancellor George Osborne will further relax pension rules in his Budget on Wednesday to allow the sale of annuity contracts.

The industry is sceptical about providing a default retirement option, with two thirds believing members' pots should stay invested until they make a decision, according to PP research.

EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill has given reassurance that he will have the last say over controversial EU proposals on scheme funding.

More than a third of NHS trusts have yet to introduce a workplace health and wellbeing plan - despite clear evidence of its impact on patient care being published more than two years ago.

Axa PPP's appeal against part of the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) private healthcare inquiry has been dismissed.

Increasing pension contributions should be the day one priority of the pensions minister post-election according to Steve Webb.

A Labour government would not look to repeal 'freedom and choice' pension policies but would implement safeguards to prevent misselling.

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Lack of proper accounting across European public sector pension schemes is hiding the true extent of their liabilities, according to International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) chairman Hans Hoogervorst.

The introduction of a charge cap on transaction costs would be "unworkable" and could lead to inefficiencies, experts have warned.