All Pension Schemes Bill articles
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Live from the LGPS Pooling Symposium
What does the Pension Schemes Act really mean for the Local Government Pension Scheme? And what didn’t make it in that we really should be paying attention to?
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Ping pong, Trojan horses and the Pension Schemes Act
The Pension Schemes Bill is now the Pension Schemes Act. Co-hosts Nick Reeve and Tom Parker walk through the final week of parliamentary ping pong and the last-minute concessions that got the legislation over the line.
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FeaturesWhy we won’t see another pensions bill any time soon
The ink has barely dried on the finalised Pension Schemes Bill, but already attention is turning towards the next legislation that may hit the industry. Those hoping for more parliamentary action soon may be disappointed, writes Nick Reeve.
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In DepthIn Depth: How the Pension Schemes Act came to pass
As the ink dries on the Pension Schemes Act 2026, the industry is now preparing for the next stage: implementation. But how did we get here?
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Beware the one-legged Trojan horse of mandation
We can all breathe a sigh of relief that the Pension Schemes Bill is now an Act. But, as Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve writes, we must not forget the risks lurking within the legislation.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill finalised: Industry hails ‘historic moment’ despite spectre of mandation
The Pension Schemes Bill has been finalised after protracted debates between legislators, and will now move to receive Royal Assent. Pensions Expert rounds up some of the industry reaction across the various elements of the new legislation.
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NewsBill breakthrough as Lords accept final concessions on mandation power
BREAKING: The Pension Schemes Bill is set to become law after further concessions led to a late-night breakthrough over the controversial mandation policy.
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NewsLatest mandation amendment acknowledges government’s role in UK asset sourcing
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, has put forward changes to part of clause 40 setting out what the government must do before implementing the reserve power to require specific asset allocations.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill still in deadlock after Lords reject third version of mandation clause
Late last night, peers voted against amendments tabled by the House of Commons earlier in the evening that proposed further limitations on the mandation power, and repeated calls for the clause to be removed altogether.
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NewsGovernment defeated on mandation again after Lords reject fresh limits to reserve power
UPDATE: The House of Lords has rejected the government’s latest efforts to limit the scope of the mandation clause, with one former pensions minister warning the whole Pension Schemes Bill could be at risk.
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NewsPeers urge rethink on scale test to preserve innovation and competition
Members of the House of Lords have warned that the legislation backing the scale test is too restrictive and could stifle innovation among DC providers.
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NewsLords push back on ‘poisonous’ mandation in Pension Schemes Bill debate
In a debate last night (20 April), peers voted to reject the government’s revised wording of the reserve power, despite attempts from Labour representatives to reassure opponents about the measures.
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NewsPPI widens lost pensions survey to include DB schemes as demand for tracing grows
The new study will track how the ‘lost pots’ landscape has changed, examining the number of missing pots, their value and age distribution, while also exploring the underlying causes and the implications for savers and policymakers.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Ping-pong and polling the public
Legislative table tennis bats at the ready, it’s time for pensions policy ping-pong! Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve dusts off his paddle and asks whether there are bigger problems to solve.
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NewsWhat do voters really think of pension reform?
As the pensions industry prepares for major – and sometimes controversial – reforms, new research shows voters are split on mandation and unsure about the salary sacrifice cap.
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NewsLGPS contributions review promised after MPs reject Lords changes
MPs have voted against amendments from the House of Lords that would have brought in changes to how triennial valuations in the LGPS are handled, and allowed interim reviews of contribution rates.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill edges closer as MPs strike down Lords’ amendments
MPs have moved a step closer to finalising the Pension Schemes Bill after the government used its majority to sweep aside more than 80 amendments put forward by the House of Lords.
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NewsConservatives pledge to repeal mandation clause from Pension Schemes Bill
The Conservative Party has described mandation as “indefensible” and argued that the power to direct investments made by defined contribution master trusts “puts people’s future retirement incomes at risk”.
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OpinionWhat a revised mandation power could mean for DC trustees
With the Pension Schemes Bill returning to the House of Commons this week, Wedlake Bell partner Paul Ashcroft explores the potential impact of a revised mandation clause.
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NewsConservatives slam ‘indefensible’ reserve clause as it returns to Pension Schemes Bill
Shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately has hit out at the restored amendment, arguing that it is “still a political hand reaching into people’s retirement savings”.