Three things we learned this week

Treasury on public sector pensions: the key points The Treasury has set out the government's progress on public service pension reform - announcing consultations and plans for talks with unions. Read more here   Govt promises women's state pension fix Pensions minister Steve Webb has promised that the goverment will create a transitional arrangement for women hit hardest by the rise in the state pension age (SPA). Plans to raise the SPA to 66 by 2020 have angered women, 500,000 of whom will face up to an extra two years before they can claim their pensions. In June, Webb...