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Think you know the notoriously complicated state pension system? Check out these facts to test your knowledge.

The government's probe into allowing early access was a political rather than practical move and the Treasury knew the idea would be rejected, a lawyer has claimed.

SIPP investors' demand for unregulated collective investment schemes is on the rise, despite a series of high profile failings and regulatory warnings about the products.

HMRC has backtracked on rules that could have left some investors trapped in poor personal pensions, in response to pressure from pension providers.

The poorest 50% contributed just 6% of the total pension savings made by 50-64-year-olds in the UK between 2006 and 2008, figures show.

Employers are lagging behind government policy on auto-enrolment into workplace pensions and it will be difficult to enforce their compliance, experts warn.

Pensions provider AJ Bell has added an ISA and a dealing account to its Sippdeal platform, and will now offer an annual fund rebate of up to 0.5% across all three accounts.

The Prudential's correction payments for investors with Scottish Amicable pensions will create additional costs for IFAs and clients, an adviser warns.

The pension industry has welcomed the Treasury's rejection of early access to pensions and supports reform of trivial commutation.

National IFA Positive Solutions has overhauled its pension switching guidelines for its 1,300 partner advisers following FSA guidance and recent regulatory action against at least 22 firms.