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OpinionPensions and financial inclusion: Time to join forces
Paul Sweeting, president of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, calls for joined-up thinking on financial inclusion policy – including, of course, the importance of pension saving.
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NewsFRC issues guide to section 37 fix for actuaries [updated]
Audit and actuarial regulator the Financial Reporting Council has issued new technical guidance to help actuaries assess schemes affected by the Virgin Media case.
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NewsHelp shape Value for Money framework, TPR tells trustees
The Pensions Regulator’s director of policy has called on trustees to engage with the ongoing Value for Money framework consultation to “help shape the standards that will define saver outcomes for years to come”.
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NewsDemand for sole trustee model will keep growing, says IGG
Efficiency, expertise and ensuring continuity are the main drivers for employers considering moving to a sole trustee arrangement, according to new research from Independent Governance Group.
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NewsPension funds express concern over scrapping of audit reform bill
Pensions UK and the Governance for Growth Investor Campaign are “disappointed” that the government has shelved plans to raise standards in the audit sector, following several high-profile cases affecting investors.
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People NewsTPR appoints Pension Investment Review director to exec team
Regulatory expert Richard Knox, who led the Treasury’s work on the Pension Investment Review, is to join the Pensions Regulator’s executive leadership team next month, the watchdog announced today.
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OpinionScale in workplace pensions is good – but not at the expense of innovation
Darren Philp looks ahead to the Pension Schemes Bill’s latest stage in the House of Lords and hopes for a pragmatic approach to the scale test for workplace DC pension schemes.
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NewsSalary sacrifice cap risks higher costs and lower pension saving, SPP warns
The Society of Pension Professionals has written to MPs to warn that restricting salary sacrifice for pension contributions is likely to increase costs for employers and employees and reduce levels of pension saving.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: It won’t be easy being (dark) green
The new year has started where we left off 2025, with consultations and Pension Schemes Bill developments, writes Nick Reeve – we’d better be ready.
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NewsIndustry backs ‘nuanced’ changes to Value for Money proposals
The pensions industry has broadly welcomed the new Value for Money approach outlined in this week’s consultation set out by the Financial Conduct Authority.
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NewsFCA adds ‘dark green’ rating to VFM proposal in latest consultation
The regulator has stripped out some data points from its proposed value assessments and put forward a more nuanced four-point rating system for DC providers.
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NewsPensions UK issues ‘wake-up call’ research on salary sacrifice
The trade body has warned the government that changing the salary sacrifice rules will create confusion and lead to savers losing out when the plans come into effect in 2029.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill mandation clause challenged again by peers
Members of the House of Lords have tabled a series of amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill challenging the government’s ‘mandation’ clause, in the latest challenge to the controversial power.
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OpinionSPP: Pre-1997 indexation is a complex issue to be handled with care
Sonya Fraser of the Society of Pension Professionals outlines the proposed changes to PPF benefits accrued prior to April 1997, and the wider ramifications of the government’s decision to allow inflation-linked increases from next year.
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NewsSPP, Stephenson Harwood bill amendment aims to clarify Virgin Media fix
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has successfully lobbied for a change to the Pension Schemes Bill to ensure wound-up sections of DB schemes are not inadvertently hit by the effect of the Virgin Media case ruling.
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ArticleOutlook 2026: What the new year has in store for the pensions sector
As 2026 begins, Pensions Expert’s special report explores the biggest potential themes for the new year across defined benefit, defined contribution, and investment.
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FeaturesA Christmas wishlist for the pensions industry
With the festive break upon us, it’s time to find out what the pensions industry really wants for Christmas this year. Pensions Expert asked representatives of 21 organisations from across the UK retirement industry to come up with one ‘Christmas wish’ – something they would like to see over the next 12 months.
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NewsFCA seeks to create UK crypto regulations to boost sector
The Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on a cryptocurrency regulatory framework in a move that it hopes will nurture a safer environment in which to invest in digital assets.
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NewsTrusteeship standards face overhaul as DWP launches consultation
The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on improving standards of trusteeship, governance and administration across trust-based pension schemes, as consolidation accelerates and trustee responsibilities continue to expand.
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OpinionLooking ahead: What to expect for the pensions industry in 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, there are some significant pensions developments on the horizon and some key existing ones which will be progressed – meaning it will likely be another busy year for pensions, as Gateley’s Michael Collins explains.