Here are five stories clients may have read in the weekend’s papers…
Labour has vowed to push through a pension charge cap and make using an annuity broker mandatory should it win the next general election.
Pensions minister Steve Webb has confirmed the cap on auto-enrolment (AE) schemes will be delayed until April 2015.
Pensions minster Steve Webb has reiterated his commitment to implementing a cap on pension charges, saying "nothing has changed" as a result of responses to the official consultation.
The planned cap on pension charges for auto-enrolment schemes, due to come in this April, has been shelved for at least 12 months, according to the FT.
Steve Webb's recent comments on annuities have provoked fierce debate. Helen Morrissey asks if this can provoke a wider conversation on the future of the retirement income market.
Pensions minister Steve Webb has continued his attack on the annuity market, saying the products are not good value and vowing to "shake up the market".
The at-retirement market presents significant growth opportunities for advisers and providers according to research from Dunstan Thomas.