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The Work and Pensions Committee has launched an inquiry into automatic enrolment (AE) for small and micro employers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told pension providers they must question savers about their "health and lifestyle choices or marital status" before allowing a pot to be cashed in.

Decision makers in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) will likely face more onerous knowledge and understanding requirements in the near future, warn consultants.

A group of sixteen pension schemes have launched a guide to responsible investment reporting in public equity.

Policymakers' decision not to apply forthcoming governance and transparency rules to funds other than default options may lead to a regulatory gap in defined contribution (DC), Linklaters has warned.

Young peoples' interest in saving for retirement has been given a boost from the pension freedoms according to research from the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST).

Industry insiders who become trustees at collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes could ruin them according to First Actuarial founder Hilary Salt.

Pension scheme members are three times more likely to be approached about accessing their pots since the Budget freedoms were announced, according to research.

The majority of employers have not read The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) defined benefit (DB) funding code according to the watchdog's research.

The government should allow sickness absence policies to be more flexible to give employees with fluctuating health conditions the chance to pre-emptively arrange part-time sick leave.