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The government has "grossly underestimated" the costs to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of auto-enrolling employees into a workplace pension scheme, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.

Aviva holds the top spot for level annuity rates this month, despite dropping £20 over October to £5,970 per annum.

FSA plans to include group personal pensions (GPPs) in existing rules regarding pensions advice could create barriers to saving and additional costs to employers, industry figures say.

The government will publish a formal response to its consultations on the Finance Bill 2011, including details on new pension annuitisation rules, on 9 December.

Pointon York has launched a simplified version of its regular SIPP.

The FSA may extend its rules on pension selling and advice to cover all workplace pension schemes including group personal pensions (GPPs).

Members of Ireland's largest political party Fianna Fail are threatening to resign the party whip and vote against the government if it cuts state pensions.

Living Time will provide fixed term annuity quotes to IFAs via the Assureweb portal from 15 November.

The deficits of the 200 largest private final salary schemes have reached their lowest levels since September 2009, Aon Hewitt says.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could make a bid to regulate certain areas of defined contribution pension jurisdiction as the FSA is dismantled, a former TPR employee says.