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GP Noble trustees Graham Pitcher and Gary Cordell have appeared before magistrates to face charges relating to a £52m pension scheme fraud.

The Tories say they will scrap means testing for Equitable Life victims if they are elected.

Preparing for auto-enrolment is among The Pension Regulator's (TPR) top priorities set out in its corporate and business plan 2010-2013.

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the occupational pensions industry to establish super trusts which it says would add 30% to members' pension pots.

Retirement Planner Editor Helen Morrissey introduces some of April's highlights

Tax efficient arrangements such as employer funded retirement benefit schemes could come under heavy government scrutiny following yesterday's Budget, a consultant warns.

Each month we ask leading industry figures to answer one big question: Recent research by Towers Watson showed a 24% increase in sales of enhanced annuities in 2009. What are the key factors contributing to this rise?

What matters most in determining your eventual retirement income when saving in a defined contribution pension? The answer is incredibly simple. It's all about saving as much you can, at your first opportunity, for as long as you can.

In the run up to April 2006, the UK Government remarked that they didn't feel S615 pension schemes would be relevant beyond A-Day owing to the extended membership eligibility of UK occupational pension schemes.

The long-term attractiveness of pensions for very high earners was put in further doubt as a result of the changes within the pre-budget report in December. Restricting tax relief to 20% on personal contributions and taxing these people on pension payments...