Martin Bamford of Informed Choice examines the case for delaying the scrapping of the default retirement age (DRA) for another year.

Shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves yesterday challenged Steve Webb over the elimination of conflicts of interest for NEST asset managers.

Standard Life has been ordered by the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) to reconsider its decision to pay pension benefits to a deceased policyholder's mother instead of his ex-wife.

Prudential deputy chief executive Barry O'Dwyer has welcomed the Treasury's new draft rules for retirement options, but warns there may be problems ahead for value guaranteed annuities.

Access to new flexible drawdown pensions will be restricted to people with a lifetime pension income of a minimum of £20,000 a year, the Treasury says.

Aegon global chief executive Alex Wynaendts has unveiled plans for the life company to restructure and secure a stronger share of the Asian and US life and protection markets.

Around a third of people see equity release as an important part of their retirement planning, but are not willing to pay fees for advice on it, according to the Equity Release Solicitors' Alliance (ERSA).

The Treasury is unable to effectively demonstrate the value for money of changes to public sector pensions, the National Audit Office (NAO) warns.

Pensions minister Steve Webb will today launch a consultation on whether the government should allow scheme trustees to switch the indexation of pension schemes from RPI to the traditionally lower measure of CPI.

Germany, the strongest country in the eurozone, has vetoed any increase in the €440bn rescue package.