pension reform

Pensions minister Steve Webb has defended the green paper on simplifying the state pension, saying the proposals would provide better outcomes for women.

Trade union Unison has declared "war" on the government over public sector pension changes, warning the coalition it is heading for industrial turmoil over its reforms.

The Pensions Bill has moved to the House of Commons with one additional amendment: to strengthen the regulatory framework of the alternative certification model.

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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 pension industry has welcomed the Treasury's rejection of early access to pensions and supports reform of trivial commutation.

The Treasury has rejected early access to pensions as a means of closing the retirement savings gap.

Six public sector organisations have applied for a High Court judicial review of the government's decision to link increases in public sector pensions to the consumer prices index (CPI).

Just 2% of retirees in the UK will have enough money to meet the government's new minimum income requirement (MIR) and use flexible drawdown arrangements, research suggests.

Consumer demand for pensions has grown by a third since August 2010, research says.