The government must confirm if auto-enrolment is to be put on hold to prevent damage to businesses, following reports it could be delayed, industry figures say.

Gregg McClymont, MP for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, is the new shadow pensions minister.

Women's contributions to occupational pension schemes fell over the last year despite average contributions rising in line with inflation.

The average worker in a defined contribution (DC)pension scheme has lost £1,300 a year of future retirement income in the last six months, Alexander Forbes said.

The government has yet to develop a grand vision for pensions and should be prepared to resort to compulsion if auto-enrolment fails, experts say.

The government must address the record drop in public confidence in pensions or risk mass opt-outs from auto-enrolment, a trade body warns.

Pensions Ombudsman staff would be unable to cope with the volume of complaints if auto-enrolment fails, says ombudsman Tony King.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has said the government will revisit the issue of risk-sharing as part of its drive to reinvigorate occupational pensions.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has vowed short service refunds will not be part of the future pensions landscape, and warned employers not to factor them in when selecting a scheme.

Mortality projection models are in need of a radical overhaul to ease insurers' funding problems and give them confidence when pricing future retirement income solutions, an influential new report argues.