All Law & regulation articles
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FeaturesPensions lawyers call on government to resolve s37 uncertainty
DB pension schemes have been left in legal limbo in relation to section 37 confirmations, with the High Court expected to take several months to produce its latest judgement.
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OpinionWhy member nominated trustees are as important as ever
In her valedictory column ahead of stepping down as co-chair of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees, Janice Turner looks forward to what lies ahead for those responsible for pension benefits.
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NewsFCA boss to prioritise growth and competitiveness in second five-year term
The Treasury has reappointed Nikhil Rathi as chief executive officer of the Financial Conduct Authority and tasked him with fully embracing its “international competitiveness and growth objective”.
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NewsHow artificial intelligence can help win the war against pension scams
The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Scams Action Group have developed an artificial intelligence tool to help identify and shut down websites that are attempting to defraud people of their pension savings.
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NewsAre pension scheme trustees being overlooked in policy discussions?
A new report exploring the “pensions powerbrokers” has called for the government to pay more attention to the views of professional, independent and member-nominated trustees.
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NewsRegulation of professional trustees ‘must preserve innovation’
Professional trustees and other industry experts have been responding to the Pensions Regulator’s plans to formally regulate professional trustee firms.
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NewsThink tank calls for full PPF underpin to boost surplus release case
The Social Market Foundation has set out recommendations for the government to make releasing surplus assets from DB pension schemes more attractive and secure.
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NewsProfessional trustees to face scrutiny over remuneration, additional services
The Pensions Regulator has set out plans to formally regulate professional trustee firms after a market engagement exercise found issues around conflicts of interest.
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NewsTPR could reduce master trust capital reserves amid drive to cut regulatory burden
Most master trusts are profitable and less likely to fail than they were when the regulatory regime was established in 2019, according to the regulator’s chief executive.
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NewsDashboard coalition disbands amid concerns over high regulatory bar
Industry experts are concerned that private sector pension dashboards may never happen as the expected regulatory framework is too onerous and uncertain.
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NewsSpring Statement: All quiet on the pensions front – but state pension concerns loom large
While the Spring Statement brought no new developments for the pension sector, the UK’s fragile economic and fiscal situation means the state pension is under increasing scrutiny, as Pensions Expert explores.
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In DepthIn Depth: How the FCA will regulate pensions over the next five years
The financial services watchdog has published its latest five-year strategy, pledging to become a more flexible, predictable and efficient organisation.
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NewsScrap triple lock to soften welfare cuts blow, says think tank
Rachel Reeves should scrap the triple lock on the state pension in order to relax some of the government’s recent “contentious” welfare cuts, according to a think tank.
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NewsPension Investment Review seeks scale – but not at any cost
The Pensions Investment Review will not undermine freedom of investment choice, nor will it threaten fiduciary duty, according to the person overseeing the project for the Treasury.
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NewsPensions minister: Big is beautiful - and better
Torsten Bell used his opening address to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Investment Conference to reinforce the government’s drive to scale up pension funds.
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NewsTorsten Bell: New pensions commission will not solve adequacy issues
Torsten Bell has said people who think a “technocratic” approach to solving adequacy issues were “in la-la land”, and argued that the government needed to make use of its strong majority.
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NewsHow TPR helped secure funding boost for newspaper scheme
A pension scheme sponsored by Reach - and previously involved in the Robert Maxwell fraud - has settled a funding dispute following an intervention by the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsWork and Pensions Committee demands answers on WASPI compensation
The Work and Pensions Committee chair Debbie Abrahams has written to the Work and Pensions Secretary asking for more information about the government’s decision not to compensate women who were affected by the rise in the state pension age.
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NewsUK growth investing can fit with fiduciary duty, law firm says
Law firm Eversheds Sutherland and master trust provider NatWest Cushon say the current law around fiduciary duty allows trustees to consider UK investment opportunities with members’ future prosperity in mind.
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NewsSimplify actuarial advice rules, argues SPP
Proposed new rules for actuarial advice should be revised to reduce unnecessary communication and complexity, according to the Society of Pension Professionals.