The government's decision to speed up its ban on cold calls and emails related to pensions must be supported by credible regulations and deterrent fines if consumers are to be protected, industry commentators have said.

Analysis: The first findings to be presented by the Competition and Markets Authority show that no one is squeaky clean in the investment consulting and fiduciary management businesses. How can both products become more transparent?

The Department for Work and Pensions has pressed ahead with regulations easing the bulk transfer of defined contribution members without their consent, seen as a milestone in a drive for scheme consolidation.

Analysis: The pensions industry is slowly publishing its gender pay gap data, and it does not make for pleasant reading.

Analysis: Defined benefit trustee boards are finding it increasingly difficult to source a full complement of member-nominated trustees, as final salary becomes a legacy benefit system. Is the rise of the sole corporate trustee inevitable?

Independent governance committees are failing to adequately report the value for money represented by their respective providers, according to a new report ranking the committees on scrutiny and transparency.

Quantity surveyor Rider Levett Bucknall has seen a marked increase in staff engagement with their pensions after it introduced an app for savers to view their pension savings and offered face-to-face meetings with experts.