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The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) today unveiled its panel of recommended retirement income providers.

The Treasury is reportedly discussing plans to axe higher rate tax (HRT) relief on pensions altogether, but PwC partner Marc Hommel says reform is not on the cards.

At last night's second reading of the Pensions Bill Iain Duncan Smith and Steve Webb gave two tantilising hints of softer reforms.

The government's "transitional arrangements" to help women hit hardest by the Pensions Bill could involve a pension credit concession, according to Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown.

A 73-year-old pensioner challenging the Bank of Ireland (BOI) over attempts to raid his savings could face a £500,000 bill if he pursues the case in the High Court.

Iain Duncan Smith this evening said there would be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020.

Rowanmoor delayed a fund switch within a pension for almost a year, costing a group of clients more than £5,000, the Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has ruled.

The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) is heading for a capacity "car crash" as under-prepared employers cause a last minute stampede for auto-enrolment products, warned Hymans Robertson.

HSBC Workplace Retirement Services (WRS) has launched an online portal allowing secure access for members, employers and advisers.

Around 20% of women aged 50 to 53 believe they will receive their state pension at 60, although their actual state pension age (SPA) is 65 and may be changed to 66.