All Legislation articles – Page 6
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NewsPDP connects first commercial dashboard provider
On the go: The Pensions Dashboards Programme has completed the connection of the first commercial dashboard provider, alongside another integrated service provider.
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NewsRetirement guidance is improving but decumulation challenges remain
On the go:Support available to those approaching retirement is improving, particularly in master trusts, but a comprehensive framework is still required to ensure all savers get the help they need, according to new research.
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NewsSelf-assessment pension trials results expected in summer
On the go: The results of a trial to boost retirement savings for the self-employed, involving the existing self-assessment tax system, will be published in summer, a Treasury minister has revealed.
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NewsTPR warns trustees about imminent dashboards deadline
The Pensions Regulator has launched a campaign urging trustees to prepare for the pensions dashboards deadline, as new research shows that less than 10 per cent of schemes have begun to digitise the information they hold in preparation for the initiative.
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NewsGovt to push ahead with firefighters and police McCloud reforms
The government will press ahead with planned reforms implementing the McCloud remedy with respect to members of the police and firefighters’ pension schemes, making amendments to ill-health provisions for the latter, despite concerns the remedy might itself be discriminatory.
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NewsABI calls for 12% auto-enrolment minimum contributions by 2031
The Association of British Insurers has called on the government to increase minimum auto-enrolment contributions to 12 per cent by 2031.
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NewsVolume of legislative change is main barrier for admins
On the go: Two-thirds of administrators identified the volume of legislative change as one of the main barriers they faced to providing a high-quality service, according to new research.
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NewsPASA guidance addresses ‘ever-changing’ DC landscape
On the go: The Pensions Administration Standards Association has updated its defined contribution guidance to account for the “ever-changing” complexities in the sector.
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NewsRise in ‘bogus self-employment’ will lead to old age poverty
On the go: A rise in “bogus self-employment” means many individuals are missing out on employment benefits such as a pension, according to Jack Jones, policy and campaigns support officer at the Trades Union Congress.
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NewsSmall pots member exchange trial scuppered by NMPA
A trial being developed by three master trusts to exchange small pots has ground to a halt before it even started, due to the new normal minimum pension age rules, and will only be able to advance if new legislation is introduced.
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NewsTPR’s new DB funding code expected in September 2023
The Pensions Regulator expects its much-anticipated new defined benefit funding code to be in place and operational by September 2023, according to its latest corporate plan.
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OpinionUnused legislative rule solves trustees drawdown conundrums
Section 273B of the Finance Act 2004 was introduced as part of the “pension flexibilities” changes and came into force at the end of December 2014.
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NewsICO in talks with TPR over member communications
On the go: The Information Commissioner’s Office is engaging with the Pensions Regulator to clarify the current rules involving member communications, as schemes and providers believe existing legislation prevents them from reaching out to these individuals.
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OpinionFive years on the ‘pensions horse’, is Opperman winning the race?
Almost five years have passed since Guy Opperman assumed the role of pensions minister, which we all know he asked for. What we can hope is that after all these years he knows what a guaranteed minimum pension is.
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NewsLecturers’ USS lawsuit frustrated by centuries-old precedent
A lawsuit against Universities Superannuation Scheme directors alleging climate inaction and breaches of duty has failed on a technicality dating back to 1843, though the judge in the case did find that beneficiaries of a pension fund corporation do sometimes have the right to sue directors.
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NewsTPR, FCA to push for ‘consistent and structured’ approach to VfM
The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are to push for a “consistent and structured” approach in the proposed new value for money framework governing defined contribution schemes, shifting the focus away from costs and towards “long-term value for pension savers”.
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NewsProcurement bill introduces uncertainty for regulated schemes
Government attempts to introduce flexibility to simplified public procurement processes could have an impact on regulated pension schemes, which will have to deal with increased uncertainty as a result.
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NewsDisabled savers’ pension wealth is just 36% of UK average
On the go: Auto-enrolment is excluding disabled savers, leaving them with pension wealth of just 36 per cent of the average UK saver, according to new research from Now Pensions.
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NewsTimms lobbies for pensions inclusion in digital legislation
On the go: Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms has written to the minister of state for media, data and digital infrastructure calling for reassurance that the government will consider the issues of pensions advice and guidance as it updates its privacy and electronic communications legislation.
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NewsPodcast: Partial AE reform should be prioritised before long-term fix
Podcast: The absence of auto-enrolment reform from the Queen’s speech means the government will be hard-pressed to meet its middle-of-the-decade deadline to achieve it. The priority should be getting the most important parts done as quickly as possible, and introducing the rest of the 2017 reform proposals enacted longer-term. Sackers partner Helen Ball and Mark Ormston, chair of the Industry Policy Committee at the Pensions Administration Standards Association, discuss auto-enrolment, online safety and the proposed value for money framework.