Pensions

The Chancellor George Osborne is set to take the unusual step of delivering two Budgets in the same year after announcing plans to keep the promises the Conservatives made prior to winning the general election.

Auto-enrolment: Escalating fines start to bite

New pensions minister Ros Altmann must continue with the package of bold reforms that her predecessor began and focus on encouraging a "rebirth of savings culture" in the UK, Michael Johnson has said.

Standard Life has become the latest provider to face adviser criticism as some life companies seemingly struggle to deal with pensions changes they claimed they were prepared for.

New pensions minister Ros Altmann has outlined her primary objectives in the role, including safeguarding the retirement ‘freedoms' that were introduced last month.

Ros Altmann is bad news for the 'business as usual brigade'

Fraudsters masquerading as state-owned National Savings & Investments (NS&I) are cold calling retirees to offer the chance to invest in the government's market-leading ‘pensioner bonds'.

The potential for savers taking free financial guidance to mistake it for advice is real and threatens everything advisers "have worked hard for", a financial planner argued in a panel debate on the government's Pension Wise service.

Malcolm McLean pays tribute to former pensions minister Steve Webb

(Unelected) Ros Altmann takes centre stage as pensions minister