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The government has "grossly underestimated" the costs to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of auto-enrolling employees into a workplace pension scheme, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says.

The FSA may extend its rules on pension selling and advice to cover all workplace pension schemes including group personal pensions (GPPs).

Ros Altmann, director general of Saga, is leading a widespread campaign by the organisation to challenge the increase in the state pension age (SPA).

Over 90% of advisers say a lack of information from the government prevents them fully understanding the relationship between state benefits and equity release, Safe Home Income Plans (SHIP) says.

The Pensions Regulator has been given a budget to regulate NEST and auto-enrolment schemes, pensions minister Steve Webb confirmed today.

Automatic enrolment into workplace pension schemes will only apply when a person earns more than £7,475 per year, a government review has concluded.

Iain Duncan Smith caused a mini-storm last night after saying the unemployed should "get on a bus" to find a job.

The State pension age will reach 66 by 2020, Chancellor George Osborne said today.

Over 12,000 teachers have written to their MPs to oppose the public sector pensions cuts proposed by Lord Hutton.

The DWP's free Pension Tracing Service has helped 350,000 people find out if they are eligible for a workplace pension pot from previous employers.