All Law & regulation articles – Page 6
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NewsRegulators propose ‘red-amber-green' Value for Money framework
Defined contribution (DC) pension schemes will be required to publicly disclose investment performance, charges and service quality metrics under a proposed Value for Money framework.
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NewsIndustry casts doubt on elements of Value for Money framework
A traffic light approach to value for money risks oversimplifying, while ensuring alignment with the government’s productive finance agenda could prove difficult, say commentators.
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FeaturesAre Canadian pension funds the right template for the LGPS?
The chancellor wants UK pension schemes to learn from their Canadian counterparts when it comes to investing in UK infrastructure. But Canadian schemes are themselves under pressure for a perceived lack of domestic investment.
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OpinionBBC burnt in attempt to save pension costs
A recent court ruling has stated that members’ interests can include their expectation of earning future service benefits, as Arc Pensions Law’s Kris Weber explains.
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OpinionThe gender disparities in pension systems
Rosa Wright and Bethel Kyeza, interns at the Pensions Policy Institute, explore the many barriers and issues affecting women’s ability to save for retirement.
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OpinionWhy the EU Pay Directive is important to UK pension schemes
Even years after leaving the EU, UK pension schemes could face consequences from a new pay transparency directive. Francois Barker of law firm Eversheds Sutherland explains.
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NewsTPR promises to be ‘reasonable’ over funding code
The new Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code has been laid before parliament, paving the way for the long-awaited revised regulatory framework for DB schemes to come into force.
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NewsCalls for government action after Virgin case ruling
Industry groups have called for government intervention in the wake of the Virgin Media-NTL case, which has cast significant uncertainty over the defined benefit (DB) sector.
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NewsTPR clarifies capital release rules for superfunds
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out its requirements for superfunds that wish to release capital to investors as part of their commercial business model.
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NewsVirgin-NTL case ruling poses ‘major issues’ for DB schemes
Defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors could face substantial additional costs after a court ruled that rule amendments were invalid due to missing paperwork.
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NewsITV strikes deal with TPR to end Box Clever saga
Nearly 3,000 former Box Clever employees will receive their pension benefits in full after the regulator struck a deal with ITV. Pensions Expert looks back on a 13-year saga.
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OpinionA bill and a review: what’s in, what’s out, what’s left to work out?
Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers takes a deep dive into the government’s announcements from the past week.
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NewsBritish Steel redress hit by falling annuity prices
Redress paid to victims of the British Steel pension scandal has reached £106m, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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NewsDWP failing to fix state pension errors, says LCP’s Webb
Nearly 200,000 parents are missing part of their National Insurance record – and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is moving at “a snail’s pace” to fix it.
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News‘Fragmentation and waste’: Government sets sights on LGPS
The government has targeted a reduction in “fragmentation and waste” within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), as part of the first phase of its much-anticipated Pensions Review.
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NewsChancellor fires starting gun on Pensions Review
The anticipated Pensions Review kicks off this week after the government announced plans for a “big bang of reforms” for the sector over the weekend.
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News‘Challenging balance to strike’: Industry reacts to Pensions Review
The pensions sector has extended a cautious welcome to the government’s wide-ranging Pensions Review after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, unveiled the plans over the weekend.
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NewsWhat is – and isn’t – in Labour’s Pension Schemes Bill
The new government set out plans for legislation on small pots consolidation, default decumulation options, and ensuring value for money at the State Opening of Parliament today (17 July).
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OpinionThe cornerstones of post-election pension provision
Law Debenture’s Scott Pinder considers what the new government may have in store for the pensions sector and how trustees and employers can best prepare themselves.
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NewsRailpen laments ‘opportunity lost’ as FCA unveils listings overhaul
Railpen has expressed strong disappointment with a new regulatory regime for UK listed companies, unveiled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this morning (11 July).