The government's probe into allowing early access was a political rather than practical move and the Treasury knew the idea would be rejected, a lawyer has claimed.
The three main political parties' manifesto pledges on pensions have been dismissed as "bland" with no commitments and offering "nothing explicit" by pensions experts.
Partnership has launched an online solution to help advisers find the best annuities for clients retiring with funds below £30,000.
A change in the Finance Bill allowing some people to take more of their pension benefits as a tax-free lump sum represents a "small step in the right direction to true simplification", says Standard Life.
Pension lawyers are the biggest group to benefit from pensions simplification, claims Capita Hartshead.
A Pension Term Assurance (PTA) factsheet has been launched by the Association of Mortgage Intermediaries (Ami).
The number of pension complaints received by the Financial Ombudsman Service (Fos) is falling, but the complaints themselves are becoming more complicated with most relating to sales advice.
Pension scheme members currently eligible to more than 25% tax-free cash risk losing out if they transfer to another pension arrangement post A-day, warns pensions expert Steve Bee.
The government has scrapped the proposed Limited Price Indexation (LPI) on money purchase schemes in order to increase flexibility and make life easier for scheme members.
Members of money purchase schemes could escape having to pay a recovery charge on any funds above the lifetime limit by selecting enhancements which would normally lower the value of an annuity income, says Standard Life.