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B&CE has launched a super trust pension with no administration charge in preparation for auto-enrolment.

Friends Life Group said it is investigating drop-offs in persistency for some products ahead of the RDR despite a rise in sales of 24% in the nine months to September.

The amount drawn down from property via equity release plans rose to £261m in Q3 of 2011, from £256m in the same quarter last year.

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.