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Standard Life has increased the number of discretionary investment managers available via its SIPP from ten to 22.

Aviva has added £1.45bn in bonuses to its with-profits policies after its main With-Profit fund grew 12% over 2010.

Pension providers have expressed concern about the effectiveness of recent FSA proposals to make SIPPs more transparent.

The National Employment Savings Trust has appointed State Street Global Advisors, UBS Global Asset Management and BlackRock to run five mandates for its default fund.

The timing of the government's review of defined contribution (DC) pension regulation could cause 'widespread confusion' for employers, warns shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves.

Pension providers may have to disclose whether or not they receive commission or interest on cash accounts held in their SIPPs, according to an FSA consultation paper launched today.

Danish pension fund ATP is set to launch an alternative to the National Employment Savings Trust, with the help of former Conservative pensions spokesman Nigel Waterson.

Pension funds, life offices and equity managers have welcomed BP's reinstatement of dividends after a nine month drought, despite payouts being half pre-spill levels.

Former TSC chairman Lord McFall will direct an independent inquiry into the failings of the current private pension system, as new figures show there has been the equivalent of one piece of fresh pension legislation every week since 1995.

The government has called for evidence to review the regulatory differences between trust-based and contract-based defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.