Investment

After consulting on options for changing Retail Prices Index, the Office for National Statistics has chosen 'none of the above' and proposed a new index to be published in parallel.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associates pocketed £5m in a "very simple and very lucrative scam" by claiming tax relief on fictitious pension contributions, a court heard.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has urged employers and their advisers to move away from using small pension schemes in its proposed new regulatory approach to trust-based defined contribution (DC).

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation on its proposed new regulatory approach to workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes ahead of full-scale auto-enrolment.

Labour backbencher David Miliband has called for the government to cut pensions tax relief to £26,000 to match the national average wage.

Expected pension incomes have fallen to the lowest level in six years, according to Prudential.

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Should government cut tax relief on pension contributions to 20% for people earning more than £150,000 to fund unemployment schemes?

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will reaffirm their commitment to reforming the state pension in a mid-term review of the coalition's progress.

Advisory businesses are acknowledging the benefits of execution-only capability, but struggling to build viable propositions, according to one major adviser support group.