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Private sector workers are six times more likely to receive a range of employee benefits such as private medical insurance and income protection than public sector staff, research has claimed.

The government must make reforms to improve transparency and clarity around tax on annuities and trivial commutation of pension pots, the Office for Tax Simplification says.

Chancellor George Osborne's plan to convince schemes to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious "issues", Labour claims.

Trust in pensions at all time low; Mansion owners can sleep easy but top earners may take pensions hit

A third of workers plan to opt-out of their workplace pensions after being automatically enrolled under the government's pension reforms, a poll reveals.

Savers' faith in pensions has reached a record low, prompting fears the upcoming auto-enrolment reforms will flop, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

The government is planning an overhaul of the way it grants tax relief on pensions which will cost the industry, employers and the government "hundreds of millions", Baker Tilly warns.

BlackRock has teamed up with DCisions in a bid to improve its defined contribution portfolio benchmarking and customer insight capabilities.

The Association of British Insurers' compulsory code for annuity providers has been welcomed by the industry and triggered calls for similar requirements for trust-based schemes.

Trustee attempts to force The Pensions Regulator to issue further contribution notices against textile manufacturer Desmond & Sons have been struck down, PP can reveal.