New EU rules on the solvency of workplace pensions could force some Defined Benefit (DB) schemes to close, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) warns.
The raising of the state pension age (SPA) to 66 by 2020 will be harder for women than men, experts say.
Pensions experts have spoken out in support of Lord Hutton's key proposals to reform public sector pensions.
There are one million fewer pensioners living in poverty than there were in 2000, according to the latest figures from the ONS.
NAPF CEO Joanne Segars has welcomed the PPF's announcement of a long-term funding strategy, but recommended a "cautious approach" to levies.
The Government is set to index private sector pension increases to the CPI in a move that could cut £100bn from scheme liabilities.
PensionDCisions and FTSE Group have teamed up to create an objective benchmark for the UK's defined contribution pensions market.
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called on the occupational pensions industry to establish super trusts which it says would add 30% to members' pension pots.
Most employees still see a pension as the best way to save for retirement but only a third are confident it will provide an adequate income, according to research.
Tax-relief restrictions should be scrapped and the government must issue more long-dated and index-linked gilts, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says.