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Fiona Murphy asks what could happen if the auto-enrolment earnings trigger is raised?

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

BT will use a combination of its existing Standard Life defined contribution (DC) scheme and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) for auto-enrolment.

The government's proposed reforms to public sector pension schemes will cut the average benefit for members by more than a third, analysis has found.

A fifth of people approaching retirement will suffer large income falls and should expect to have to rely on savings and inheritances when they stop working, a report has found.

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The gap between the amount men and women are saving for retirement could grow to a ‘record high' of almost £30,000, according to Scottish Widows.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has given an impassioned defence of the government's preferred pot follows member approach to eradicating small pots.

Pension providers who auto-enrol workers into "dodgy old" schemes will be named and shamed by the pensions minister.

Resolution has confirmed its chairman Mike Biggs will leave the company after its governance overhaul.