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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final rules on additional protection for consumers wishing to access their pensions from April.

A Labour government would cut the annual and life time allowances that people can contribute to their pensions tax free, Ed Miliband has said.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has published amendments to FRS 102 to help clarify confusion over the impact of the new accounting standard.

The ombudsman tasked with overseeing Pension wise has reprimanded an arm of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) over an administration error worth £26,514.

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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has seen the net liabilities of its pension schemes drop 23% after making a £1.1bn employer contribution last year, according to its annual results.

The proportion of employees saving into a workplace pension rose nine percentage points to 59% in 2014, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Now Pensions has outlined a five-point plan the next government should follow to give more people a better chance of being financially secure in their old age.

Pension figures have rejected calls to introduce a default retirement option of an inflation-linked annuity defined contribution members.

Many fund managers are still failing to use voting rights to properly govern pension scheme assets, RPMI Railpen Investments has warned.