Four unions and a pensioner organisation have lodged an appeal against the High Court's ruling in favour of the government change the uprating of public sector pensions.

The boom in SIPP sales that has seen numbers of the products grow to 700,000 is over, a former James Hay Partnership director has said.

The government is making 10,000 compensation payments to Equitable Life victims every week, Mark Hoban, financial secretary to the Treasury, has announced.

Members of Unison have given the green light to further talks on a set of reforms to their pensions proposed by the government.

Chancellor George Osborne will access the £140bn held in 80 local authority pension funds to pay for infrastructure projects.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced changes to allow investors more flexibility when organising their annual drawdown reviews.

The Association of IFAs (AIFA) has pledged to use 2012 to campaign for a more comprehensive regulatory structure for advisory businesses.

Advisers spend a fair bit of their time explaining jargon-riddled pension documents to their clients.

The Allele Fund, a company co-founded by Cherie Blair, has removed a claim on its website that it is authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The government has taken a step towards creating tax-transparent collective investment schemes (CIS) within the UK.