The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has been spending a lot of time recently looking at pensions. Before Christmas we had a paper on the tax treatment of pensions on death, and now they have followed this up with their blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions.

NatWest is to acquire a majority shareholding in Cushon, the workplace savings and pensions fintech, for £144m.

The DWP has appointed experienced FCA regulator executive Mary Starks to lead a review of the The Pensions Regulator.

Pensions and employee benefits firm Broadstone is to acquire York-based consulting actuaries H&C.

The  Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has today declared 13 firms in default - most of them adviser businesses - opening the door to clients claiming compensation.