Leading signatories to the Association of British Insurers' charges disclosure agreement have said more providers would feel pressure to sign up if the Pensions Regulator policed the standards.

Small defined contribution schemes may find it difficult to comply with the key quality features and governance code proposed by the Pensions Regulator yesterday, industry figures have said. 

Deferred members are increasingly less likely to get the same early retirement benefits than active members, partly due to the current economic climate, legal experts have said. 

Round-up: Here is our pick of some notable political stories from a tumultuous year.

Round-up: In the past 12 months the unions have expressed strong views on a range of subjects including auto-enrolment, the Local Government Pension Scheme and deferred membership.

Round-up: Challenging market conditions have pushed pension funds towards exploring more innovative investment options. Here are some accounts of how certain schemes executed such choices in 2012. 

Smaller employers within the Strathclyde Pension Fund have not yet started syncing their pension arrangements with auto-enrolment requirements ahead of their 2015-16 staging dates, its data gathering exercise has found.

One of the UK’s largest industry-wide schemes will offer employers a career average benefit for auto-enrolment, which it says embodies defined ambition by giving certainty in retirement and cost-effective administration.