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The white paper on pension reform, widely expected to be published on Thursday, should meet five key tests, including setting out a clear timetable for reform, if it is to build a new sustainable system, claims the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

The Rights of Savers Private Members Bill, put forward by Sir Malcolm Rifkind, and which included the introduction of a Savings and Retirement Account (SaRA), has finally been thrown out by the government.

IFAonline is launching an exciting new service next week which gives you the chance to put questions to minister for pension reform Stephen Timms MP.

The Liberal Democrats have unveiled their plans for pensions reform including the introduction of a Citizen's Pension, just a week before the publication of the final report from the Pensions Commission.

A Women's Pension Network is being co-ordinated by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) as part of a campaign to reform the pensions system and close the pensions gap.

The surprise appointment of John Hutton as the new Work and Pensions Secretary has left the pensions industry unsure of what will happen next.

Secretary of state for work and pensions, David Blunkett, has laid out a series of "principles" for the future of the Welfare State which have an increased emphasis on people helping themselves financially.

Reform of the Life Insurance Association from a membership body to a professional association signals a major change for the financial intermediary market, as it is designed to modernise the image of advisers and transform advice standards.

The Life Insurance Association has today been given the backing its board needs to overhaul the trade body as a professional association.

The Financial Services Skills Council is launching another round of consultations on examination reform proposals this Friday to look at final draft specifications for investment and mortgage advice exams and the way appropriate exams should be identified....