Aegon UK CEO Otto Thoresen discusses new research which found people view pensions as "old-fashioned".

A financial support direction issued by The Pensions Regulator against insolvent companies is an expense of the administration and must be complied with, the High Court has ruled.

The government has announced it will introduce legislation in the Finance Bill 2011 to reduce the annual allowance from £255,000 to £50,000 and the lifetime allowance from £1.8m to £1.5m.

Steve Webb has said the government will not give private sector pension schemes the power to override scheme rules to shift from RPI to CPI indexation.

An industry-wide consultation on the RPI to CPI switch for pension schemes will be published tomorrow, Steve Webb says.

The UK private pension system is 'not fit for purpose' and 'hugely inefficient' compared to its European counterparts, according to new research.

Individuals transferring from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC)schemes could be expected to sign a statement acknowledging the potential change it may cause to their benefits.

Individuals who exceed the annual allowance may be allowed to meet the tax charges from their pension benefits, a Treasury consultation paper says.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) has reduced the upfront charge on contributions going into the scheme from 2% to 1.8%.

Labour shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves explains to Sebastian Cheek why the government's indexation switch needs further thought.