The total value of flexible pension withdrawals fell by 17 per cent year-on-year in Q2 2020, from £2.8bn in Q2 2019 to £2.3bn, HMRC figures have shown.

There was a 1 per cent year-on-year increase in the number of individuals withdrawing from pensions, with 340,000 savers making withdrawals in Q2 2020

Former Work and Pensions Select Committee (WPC) chair, Frank Field, has been nominated for a House of Lords life peerage

Work and Pensions Select Committee (WPC) chair, Stephen Timms, has written to pension providers asking for ideas and evidence to address the increasing number of small defined contribution (DC) pension pots

Pension schemes with an administrator that accesses personal data from outside of the European Economic Area (EEA) should check their compliance with data control regulations, according to Squire Patton Boggs (SPB)

The number of pension tax reclaim forms processed in Q2 2020 fell by almost 10,000 compared to Q2 2019, with just 7,649 forms processed during the period, according to HMRC data

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published guidance to help pension trustees navigate upcoming investment and responsible investment disclosure requirements