All Law & regulation articles – Page 8
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OpinionDelays and uncertainty for pensions as election called
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) details the setbacks to important government policies caused by the dissolution of parliament ahead of the election.
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NewsFewer schemes, more data: TPR’s changing workload
The number of scheme data requests made by the Pensions Regulator (TPR) is falling – but the requests are getting more detailed and complex.
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NewsIMF calls for ‘caution’ on Mansion House reforms
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has singled out the government’s Mansion House reforms for pension schemes in its latest review of the UK’s finances.
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NewsElection called: Key issues for the pensions industry
Pensions Expert looks at what policies and consultations could be paused or shelved now that an election has been called – and what a new government should focus on.
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NewsTPR to scrutinise ‘systemically important’ professional trustee firms
Professional trustee firms have become “systemically important” to the industry and will be a focus for regulation in the coming years, according to the Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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NewsIndustry doubts prospect of success of Mansion House reforms
Less than a third of pension industry professionals believe the Mansion House reforms will be effective, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).
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NewsTPR Annual Funding Statement: Is your scheme’s strategy fit for purpose?
Endgame options, climate risk and sponsor covenant all feature prominently in TPR’s latest annual funding statement.
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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.