IFAs will see rising demand for advice on enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercises as companies improve their cash-for-pension offers, KPMG said.

The Pensions Regulator has contacted tens of thousands of IFAs and accountants as part of its auto-enrolment education drive.

Auto-enrolment queries are beginning to mount for The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and now account for up to 3% of monthly calls.

Pension scheme analysts are urging trustees to keep their heads and avoid "feeding the frenzy" after global markets nosedived this week.

Replacing tax relief on pensions with a matched savings scheme and setting up a "no-lose lottery" could help plug Britain's savings gap, a think tank said.

The Pensions Ombudsman's (PO) team of legal investigators has been understaffed by a third over the last year due to government restrictions on recruitment.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is heading for a capacity "car crash" as under-prepared employers cause a last minute stampede for auto-enrolment products, warned Hymans Robertson.

KPMG analysis of over 100,000 member records reveals the most common administration failings and how they are increasing fund liabilities by up to 5%.

The UK public is still in the dark over the National Employment Savings Trust just a year before it is due to launch, a poll has found.

A financial adviser has reported Legal & General to the FSA over claims it misrepresented the past performance of its £2bn High Income trust by smoothing out price movements.