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The Treasury could scrap civil servants' right to keep their pensions when their services are bought out by private sector companies.

Allowing access to pension pots before age 55 will worsen the savings crisis and increase bureaucracy, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says.

Towergate Financial has launched a ‘workplace pension in a box' product for small businesses in preparation for auto-enrolment.

HMRC is clamping down on qualifying recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) abuse through investigations by its Anti-Fraud Unit (AFU).

Pension providers charging "exorbitant" layered fees must give the money back to pension scheme holders, an MEP says.

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS have agreed to review and improve their will writing services following OFT action.

Royal London's wrap platform Ascentric increased new assets under management by 189% to £1,217m in 2010 from £421m the previous year.

David Regan of Mundays Solicitors discusses what the abolition of the default retirement age means for employers.

Occupational pension scheme members have attacked the switch in indexing benefits to CPI inflation as a Treasury cost-saving exercise aimed at benefitting business over pensioners.

Fidelity does not currently see market demand for a full corporate wrap to incorporate wider workplace savings vehicles other than ISAs and SIPPs.