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Retirement Angels founder Alan Higham has written an open letter to pensions minister Steve Webb demanding pension reform that pushes people towards advice.

The Maxwell pension scandal could be repeated despite the raft of legislation introduced to protect members over the last 20 years, experts have warned.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed its opposition to advice as a solution to poor open market option (OMO) uptake.

The government will allow the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to ditch Lord Hutton's proposals for a career average scheme and keep the final salary arrangements, a source close to government said.

The government could to save almost £1bn if it altered the way in which it indexes state pensions.

The government has offered unions an improved pension accrual rate and more protection for workers approaching retirement in a concession on public sector pension changes.

The Financial Services Authority's (FSA) investigation of drawdown advice will look back further than April, the regulator confirmed.

The government is set to make an "enhanced offer" to unions in negotiations over public sector pensions.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has revealed the poor practices it found during a review of SIPP providers.

The head of Danish provider NOW: Pensions has defended the scheme's single investment strategy offering.