All Law & regulation articles – Page 8
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NewsPPF as a consolidator: the pros and cons
The pensions industry has called for caution as the government considers expanding the remit of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to become a public consolidator for defined benefit (DB) schemes.
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NewsTPR statement of strategy plan ‘asking too much’
The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposal for scheme statements of strategy will create significant additional and unnecessary workloads for trustee boards, industry professionals have warned.
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NewsHMRC rushes to implement lifetime allowance changes
A government update has raised more questions about the hasty abolition of the lifetime allowance.
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FeaturesAddressing diversity in pension trusteeship
After TPR highlighted a lack of diversity on trustee boards, how is the sector evolving to reflect a changing member population?
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NewsFCA opens dashboard consultation for comment
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on regulatory guidance for pension dashboard operators.
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News‘Evolution, not revolution’: TPR’s General Code comes into effect
New requirements around governance processes and risk assessments have come into force as the Pensions Regulator’s General Code goes live.
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NewsOmbudsman slams DWP over state pension age increases
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) may be forced to pay compensation to women born in the 1950s after a report found the department had failed to communicate changes adequately.
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FeaturesPension freedoms 10 years on: A progress report
It’s a decade since the government announced the end of compulsory annuitisation. What effect has it had?
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NewsWe won’t dictate UK investment: FCA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to work with other regulators on an “ecosystem for UK investment” – but it will not dictate how schemes invest, its CEO says.
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FeaturesWhat do national insurance cuts mean for the state pension?
The second cut to National Insurance in six months, and growing rumours of the tax’s eventual abolishment, have raised questions about what this means for the state pension.
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NewsTPR boss outlines consolidation drive
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to push for further consolidation in the pensions industry to raise governance standards and improve outcomes for savers, its CEO has said.
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FeaturesBudget 2024: Key announcements for the pensions sector
Pensions Expert’s full round up of what chancellor Jeremy Hunt said in his Budget speech, how the industry reacted, and more key data and information.
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NewsPoor performers to face new business ban
The Treasury is to give more powers to regulators to improve value for money and performance accountability.
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NewsTreasury to force reporting of UK investment allocations
Jeremy Hunt has unveiled more proposals aimed at boosting DC schemes’ investment in the UK economy.
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NewsPensions minister confirms support for auto-enrolment expansion, CDC
Pensions minister Paul Maynard has called on the industry to continue to support the government’s reform efforts.
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NewsTrustees ‘need more flexibility to support members’
As the FCA closes its consultation on the advice-guidance boundary, there are calls for more work to be done to support pension scheme trustees.
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NewsA new-look Pensions Regulator
TPR is transforming itself as it continues to adapt to the changing face of the UK pensions industry.
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NewsWhat can DB schemes do with funding surpluses?
Ahead of last week’s DWP consultation paper, Pensions Expert spoke to legal advisers to investigate the issues schemes face when dealing with funding surpluses.
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NewsReaction: DWP plans to free up DB scheme surpluses
Industry experts have tentatively welcomed the government’s proposals for making it easier to “extract” surpluses from DB schemes.
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NewsStart work on social and nature risks now, TPR urges
Pension schemes need to integrate broader ESG reporting into core governance operations to “ensure they are fit for the future”.