Opinion

Last week, the department for work and pensions published a note for employers detailing the risk-sharing options available under current legislation.

David Worsfold on why the departure of almost a quarter of sitting MPs should not necessarily be welcomed

Even Alistair Darling would have trouble spinning these numbers: Fewer than two million viewers tuned in to watch him debate with Chancellor-in-waiting George Osborne and the Lib Dem's Vince Cable last night. Nine million opted for EastEnders.

The Budget was a bit of a mixed-bag when it came to personal finance. ISA limits were increased - surely a good thing - but pensions tax relief restrictions were retained in their current complex form, additional complexity that could well deter people...

Alistair Darling's Budget speech is still some hours away and - despite much industry speculation - we still have little idea as to what he will propose with regards to pensions.

The government claims the National Employment Savings Trust will meet the Pension Commission's ambition for a low cost scheme.

The latest National Association of Pension Funds gathering in Edinburgh found three or four hundred industry veterans in astonishingly good spirits, considering their frankly dire predicament.

UK - The latest National Association of Pension Funds gathering in Edinburgh found three or four hundred industry veterans in astonishingly good spirits, considering their frankly dire predicament.

This is the first time in I don't know how many years that I have not gone up to Edinburgh for the NAPF conference. And I have to say I am going to miss it.

Proposed changes to pension accounting standards have, once again, raised fears across the industry.