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Standard Life moves 1.5m savers into sustainable default funds

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On the go: Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, is moving £15bn of assets and 1.5m pension clients to a default strategy that will mainly provide a passive, lower-cost sustainable solution.

MP seeks to extend auto-enrolment to 18-year-olds

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On the go: Proposals that would see working 18-year-olds and low earners automatically save into a pension are being put before parliament this week.

Frank Field recognised in New Year honours

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On the go: Frank Field, former Work and Pensions Committee chair, has received one of the most exclusive awards in the Queen’s New Year’s honours list.

PMI warns majority of savers will be caught out by pension age rise

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On the go: The majority of people impacted by the rise in the normal minimum pension age are unaware it is happening, the Pensions Management Institute has warned.

MPs urged to tweak minimum pension age rules

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On the go: Quilter has written to MPs to ask them to amend the finance bill to avoid “decades of complexity” in relation to the increase in the normal minimum pension age.

FCA to consult on British Steel redress scheme

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On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority will be consulting on a redress scheme for members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who transferred out after receiving bad advice.

Webb calls on govt to delay increase in state pension age

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On the go: The government’s plans to increase the state pension age from 66 should be delayed because we are not living as long as previously expected, according to research.

State pension age rises could be changed as govt launches review

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On the go: The government has launched a review of the state pension age to see whether the way it manages the cost is fair to taxpayers and pensioners.

Company fined £140k for thousands of pension cold calls

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On the go: A London-based company has been told to pay a £140,000 penalty by the Information Commissioner's Office after making more than 107,000 marketing calls to people about their pensions.

Providers to book pensions guidance sessions from June

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On the go: Savers will be offered Pension Wise appointments if they want to access their defined contribution pensions from June 2022.