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Chancellor George Osborne's plan to convince pension funds to invest £20bn into a government-backed infrastructure fund has serious "issues", Labour has said.

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

The government is planning an overhaul of the way it grants tax relief on pensions which will cost the pension industry, employers and the government "hundreds of millions", an expert has warned.

The Association of British Insurers' (ABI) code of conduct marks an important milestone for annuity customers, according to pension experts.

Pensioners could benefit from local authority plans to freeze council tax in households across England next year.

Nationwide Building Society is set to announce today it is entering the pensions market by selling annuities for the first time through its branch network.

MPs have rejected calls to reintroduce the retail prices index (RPI) for pensions uprating in a Parliamentary debate.

Hornbuckle Mitchell is developing an online SIPP to be launched in late 2012 or early 2013.

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

In this week's quick fire poll we ask: Following recent announcements that pension providers are freezing annual bonus payments, are you looking at moving your clients away from with-profits funds?