All Pension Schemes Bill articles
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PodcastsAlways a Pensions Angle: Shadow pensions minister Helen Whately MP on mandation
All eyes were on parliament again this week, as peers scrutinised the Pension Schemes Bill amid mounting opposition to the mandation power. The Always a Pensions Angle team was among those watching intently.
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VideosVideo: Shadow pensions minister Helen Whately on mandation
Ahead of a vote in the House of Lords on the Pension Schemes Bill, Conservative MP Helen Whately spoke on her party’s opposition to the mandation power for a special episode of the Always a Pensions Angle podcast.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Time to focus on the real bill battle
Having observed first-hand the strength of feeling among members of the House of Lords about the Pension Schemes Bill, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve thinks it’s time to shift attention to another aspect of the legislation.
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NewsPeers vote to scrap mandation power from Pension Schemes Bill
Trade body Pensions UK has welcomed the vote as “a win for savers”, as members of the House of Lords voted in favour of significant changes to the bill.
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OpinionLetter to the editor: Losing trust when the Pension Schemes Bill comes due
As the Pension Schemes Bill continues its journey through parliament, Alex Denny, a non-executive director of the Association of Investment Companies, explains why it is important to ensure investment trusts are included when considering UK private markets allocations.
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NewsStatutory guidance for fiduciary duty added to Pension Schemes Bill
Proposed amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill allow for the government to issue guidance in relation to schemes’ investment principles and fiduciary duty.
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In DepthSpecial report: The Pension Schemes Bill in the House of Lords
The landmark legislation begins its report stage this week, with peers still debating more than 180 amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill. Pensions Expert explores what is up for discussion over the next two weeks.
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NewsPublic distrust piles pressure on government to drop mandation power
Narrowing the mandation clause may not be enough to solve potential trust issues, according to the Association of British Insurers.
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NewsGovernment to limit scope of mandation clause, pensions minister says
Torsten Bell says the Pension Schemes Bill will be amended to ensure that the mandation clause only relates to the Mansion House Accord and cannot be used for other purposes.
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NewsSetting the scale test: How the DWP plans to get DC funds to £25bn
The Department for Work and Pensions has set out how it expects master trusts and other DC providers to hit the £25bn scale requirement set out in the Pension Schemes Bill.
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NewsPensions UK and ABI launch last stand against mandation clause
“Now is the time to drop the reserve mandation power” from the Pension Schemes Bill, the industry trade body says, as the legislation reaches its final stages.
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NewsTPR urges trustees to design defaults around real-world saver patterns
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has urged trustees to rethink default pension design, warning that contribution patterns are more irregular than many schemes assume.
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OpinionTrusteeship and administration: Preparing for a consolidated future
David Fairs, a former TPR executive and now chair of the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), looks into what the rapidly evolving pension landscape means for administration providers.
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OpinionAPPT: Turning reform into better outcomes and stronger trustee governance
As the pensions industry prepares for the wide-ranging impact of the Pension Schemes Bill, Rachel Croft, chair of the Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT), looks at what this means for regulation and governance.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: A storm in an investment teacup?
Are investment trusts as big a deal within the Pension Schemes Bill as some members of the House of Lords seem to think they are? Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve dons his cynical hat.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Probing amendments and Panglossian optimism
Nick reports from wet and windy Scotland (with trainee guide dog Jenny) as he and Tom dissect the Pension Schemes Bill’s journey through the House of Lords, and mull over what the US’s recent actions mean for portfolios.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: New year, same bill
In the first episode of 2026, Nick and Tom shake off the Christmas cobwebs as the Pension Schemes Bill faces serious Lords scrutiny. Plus: The LGPS grapples with Fit for the Future timescales, and we talk bulk annuities.
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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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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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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.