The remit of the personal accounts trustee board appears to give "unfettered power" to the scheme trustees, Bluefin warns.

The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority is set to launch a myth busting programme to explain how the national pension saving scheme will work from 2012.

Government plans to gradually raise the retirement age to 68 may be increased to 70, the head of the Pensions Regulator predicts.

The pension deficit of FTSE100 company schemes has doubled since January to reach more than £300bn, Deloitte figures reveal.

The number of whistleblowers' breach of law reports rose to 532 in 2008/9 up from 513 the previous year, according to The Pensions Regulator(TPR).

Life-long low earners should not join personal accounts or any pension scheme linked to the stock market, the Life Academy warns.

Level annuity rates are holding steady in July with several firms vying for top of the table, Alexander Forbes Annuity Bureau says.

Auto-enrolment could lead to 200,000 job losses at smaller firms as labour costs will increase by around 2%, academic research predicts.

The Pensions Advisory Service has dealt with 10% more complaints in the past 12 months, however, queries concerning occupational schemes have dropped by 2%.

Employers are saving up to £4.53bn a year in pension contributions as millions of employees withdraw from final salary schemes, MGM Advantage research reveals.