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Policy adviser Ros Altmann is set to join the Saga Group in the newly-created role of director general at the start of October.

Axa will begin offering variable annuities before the end of 2010, Michael Gregg, managing director of Axa Global Distributors, has announced.

Financial secretary Mark Hoban has pointed the finger of blame at the Labour government for the scale of payments owed to Equitable Life policyholders following the insurer's near collapse 10 years ago.

The government's plans to remove the age-75 annuitisation rule will make scheme pensions far more attractive to IFAs and clients, Hornbuckle Mitchell claims.

David Norgrove's replacement at The Pensions Regulator will be paid £53,000 less than the outgoing chairman.

The government should take responsibility for the Royal Mail's £8bn pension deficit, Richard Hooper says.

As the Treasury consultation on removing the requirement to annuitise by age 75 closes, the pensions industry has warned the proposals will only benefit "those who need them the least".

The government plans to save money by distributing National Insurance numbers via a letter rather than a plastic card, as part of its drive to reduce the deficit.

Retirement solutions should have the flexibility to provide both decent pensions and meet long-term care costs if necessary, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

Nicolas Sarkozy says there is "no question" of anyone "distorting" his pension reforms after more than a million people took to the streets in protest.