National IFA Lighthouse Group is set to launch a pension trust set up for multiple employers as it steps into the auto-enrolment market.

PLATFORMS

Ed Balls has dismissed claims that Labour's plan to reintroduce the 50p top rate of tax is part of an "anti-business agenda" and said the move would be temporary.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed the cap on auto-enrolment (AE) schemes will be delayed until April 2015.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) should reinstate the use of a permitted investment list across the pensions industry to protect the end consumer from further scandals, according to London & Colonial (L&C).

PENSIONS

Paying into a pension should be compulsory in the same way as paying taxes for public services, according to a new study.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and Department of Health have signed a ‘statement of intent' focusing on the future development of the long-term care market.

Pensions minster Steve Webb has reiterated his commitment to implementing a cap on pension charges, saying "nothing has changed" as a result of responses to the official consultation.

More than half of advisers think they could struggle to meet demand from SMEs in relation to auto-enrolment this year, research from Now: Pensions has found.