pension reform

Unions in the court battle over public sector pension reform will claim the government's action breaches workers' human rights.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must not make "over-react" to active member discounts (AMDs) in pension schemes, Bluefin has warned.

The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) will stage a protest in Westminster this week to demand an increase in the basic state pension.

The new chair of the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for a new breed of pensions called super trusts.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) will publish a list of pension legislation it thinks should be scrapped in the new year.

The coalition is considering postponing auto-enrolment, according to former Chancellor Alistair Darling, who said a delay of a year or more probably means the reforms will be abandoned.

The Pensions Bill which raises the state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020 has passed its third reading in the House of Commons with 287 votes to 242.

Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow will not suffer any cuts to his pension although MPs, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor will see reform to theirs.

MPs have passed a motion transferring the responsibility for setting their pension payments to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA).

Standard Life has added its voice to growing calls for workers to be auto-enrolled into individual savings accounts (ISAs).