Andrew Meeson and Peter Spencer Bradley have been jailed for eight and half years each for their roles in a £5m pension tax fraud dubbed by a judge as "stealing money hand over fist".

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associate Peter Bradley have been found guilty of a £5m pension fraud.

More Britons are working beyond the state pension age as they delay retirement, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Increasing contributions above the minimum level for auto-enrolment is not a priority at present, pensions minster Steve Webb has said.

South African financial services group, Sanlam has sold its 22% stake in Punter Southall to management of the firm.

Minimum contributions under pension auto-enrolment should rise to 12% of eligible salary by 2020, according the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

Solvency II-style capital requirements for pension schemes could cost employers £350bn, cut 180,000 jobs from the economy and cut the value of pensions, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.

The government will pave the way for the issuance of ‘super-long' gilts by removing the current maturity cap.

A group of thirty international pension experts has challenged the Pensions Policy Institute's (PPI's) claim that planned reforms will significantly reduce the gap between public and private sector pensions.

Just Retirement has launched a medically underwritten buy-in service aimed at small and medium-sized defined benefit schemes.