The total deficit of private sector UK defined benefit (DB) schemes increased by £100bn last month as rising inflation expectations pushed up liabilities, figures show.
Pensions minister Steve Webb is drawing up plans to pool the pension schemes of "big, household-name" companies in a bid to lower charges and boost returns.
Hargreaves Lansdown is to launch a fully integrated corporate wrap and flexible benefits system.
Providers could save £74.6m a year by communicating all information with pension savers online, under government proposals.
The Department for Work and Pensions is considering an outright ban on consultancy charges on pensions which are borne by members.
A group of 14 insurers have signed up to a code of conduct on charge disclosure drawn up by the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation on its proposed new regulatory approach to workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes ahead of full-scale auto-enrolment.
Solvency II-style capital requirements for pension schemes could cost employers £350bn, cut 180,000 jobs from the economy and cut the value of pensions, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned.
Politicians on both sides of the house have cautiously backed the industry code of conduct on charges as a first step to improving transparency.
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