Tom McPhail

The government's "transitional arrangements" to help women hit hardest by the Pensions Bill could involve a pension credit concession, according to Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown.

Tax rules covering employer asset-backed contributions to final salary pension schemes are the latest to come under the taxman's scrutiny with a consultation launched this week.

The government should allow investors to move assets between different wrappers more easily to aid retirement saving, Tom McPhail, head of pensions research at Hargreaves Lansdown said.

The combined effect of banning contracting out and accepting Hutton's public sector pension reforms will "stoke the ire" of trade unions, warns Hargreaves Lansdown's Tom McPhail.

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith will announce today the government is ready to reform the state pension to a flat-rate payment.

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The ECJ has outlawed the use of gender in underwriting, which is likely to lead to a fall in annuity rates for men and increased costs for all.

Enhanced annuity provider Just Retirement has joined the board of the Pensions Income Choice Association (PICA).

An EU ruling to equalise annuity rates for men and women could be finalised as soon as 1 March.

The FSA may extend to other retail markets the practice of requiring advisers to justify recommending a product with higher charges compared to a more basic vehicle.