occupational pensions

Changes to rules around withdrawing small pension pots as lump sums could lead to large scale abuse of the system, Hargreaves Lansdown has warned.

The Treasury is set to allow pensioners to withdraw small personal pensions as cash.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has laid out six principles for defined contribution (DC) pensions to address the current "mixed" standards across the market.

Administering auto-enrolment is an "absolute nightmare" for large employers, according to Marks & Spencer.

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

Workers at Unilever, which manufactures products such as Marmite and Persil, have voted in favour of strike action over changes to their pensions.

Around half of members of the local government pension scheme (LGPS) will opt out if the government pushes through pension reform, according to the GMB union.

In this week's Retirement Planner quick fire poll we want to know if you think flexible drawdown is the next mis-selling scandal.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed rules to bring the protection of policyholders with unit-linked and index-linked life insurance products in line with new European legislation.

Aviva is set to launch a corporate wrap solution next year as it looks to grab a foothold in the workplace savings market.