Investment

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

One of America's largest companies which reunites investors with their lost investments has launched in the UK to tap into the estimated £70bn of unclaimed financial assets.

Helen Morrissey talks to St. James's Place director of pensions Ian Price about the difficulties experienced by smaller employers preparing for auto-enrolment

Major household names like McDonalds, Travelodge, the BBC and BT will use the National Employment Savings Trust for auto-enrolment.

The government will take action if charges paid by auto-enrolled pension scheme members shoot up after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) commission ban.

Advisers looking to break into the corporate pension market to serve SMEs' needs after automatic enrolment should consider taking specialist qualifications, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).

Life and pensions giant Prudential could see its A+ credit rating downgraded by Standard & Poor's (S&P), the FT reports.

The Department for Work and Pensions will re-launch combined pension statements on 5 November after being suspended for technical updates.

‘Inappropriate' active member discounts (AMDs) could threaten the success of auto-enrolment and must be restricted, Legal & General has warned.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is considering setting up a lifeboat fund for defined contribution (DC) schemes funded by a levy on contributions.