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In this video, NEST gets into time travel as it explains auto-enrolment to IFAs.

The Treasury will not use tax incentives to encourage more workplace saving for retirement, Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargeaves Lansdown said.

Advisers and qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) providers have welcomed a move in New Zealand to create a code of conduct for the products.

Life company pension funds from Scottish Equitable and Scottish Life are among those which have consistently failed to beat inflation over the past decade, despite holding £14bn in savings, according to Hargreaves Lansdown research.

Pensions minister Steve Webb has defended the green paper on simplifying the state pension, saying the proposals would provide better outcomes for women.

The Retirement Partnership, which provides IFAs with help and training to understand the pension market, has announced a joint venture with MyCompanyPension.co.uk.

Retirement advice firm Intelligent Pensions (IP) is planning an intense campaign of buying up income drawdown business from IFAs exiting the industry.

New business at Royal London's protection arms Bright Grey and Scottish Provident fell 14% over Q1 2011 compared to the same quarter last year.

IFG Group, the parent company of SIPP provider James Hay Partnership, has been approached with an acquisition offer.

The removal of the requirement to annuitise by age 75 could encourage people to remain in drawdown even when it becomes damaging, MGM Advantage and Intelligent Pensions (IP) warned.