Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) missed one of its 19 performance targets over the last year, it confirmed in its annual report and accounts.

A consultation on a cold-calling ban will be published "imminently", the government has said as it laid out plans for the policy.

The government should extend its support for schemes seeking to reconcile guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) records until October 2019, Willis Towers Watson has said.

Four directors of two trustee firms have been banned from running companies for a total of 21 years following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.

The High Court has approved Royal London's plan to allow customers with guaranteed annuity rates (GARs) to convert their guarantees into a top-up for their pension pot.

A trustee board has been fined £25,000 by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for failing to complete 2012 and 2015 valuations for one of its schemes.

A panel of pension experts spoke at Pensions and Benefits UK to debate lay trustees, the 'disastrous' freedoms and the problem with having two regulators. Stephanie Baxter reports from the conference

Jonathan Stapleton says sponsors are likely to consider whether trustees can be challenged on their use of discretionary powers, following the British Airways ruling

Stephen Richards says the 'paymasters' principle is likely to be scrutinised closely in light of British Airways' landmark win in the Court of Appeal.

Respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz said such pathways would help guide members and improve retirement outcomes.