DWP

The at-retirement market presents significant growth opportunities for advisers and providers according to research from Dunstan Thomas.

Government plans to increase spending on state pensions have been criticised as "unaffordable and irresponsible" in a report by a free market think tank.

The government's plans to limit charges on pension schemes used for automatic enrolment have been labelled "not fit for purpose" in an official report.

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its evaluation of auto-enrolment (AE) so far.

REGULATION

Defined ambition proposals could open the door to more flexible drawdown as master trusts provide both accumulation and decumulation vehicles, The Pensions Regulator says.

Pension PlayPen has launched a free comparison tool to rate and compare quotes from all the main pension providers.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published its long-awaited defined ambition (DA) paper, setting out three proposals for new structures for schemes, including a 'flexible' defined benefit (DB) model which would see the removal of indexation...

Retirement Planner's round-up of the top pension stories this week.