Law and Regulation
Law and Regulation
Some 730 backlogged cases were cleared by The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) between January 2017 and March this year, it has confirmed.
28 June 2018
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Schemes and trustees who have been fined for failing to submit adequate chair's statements may see these penalties revoked as The Pensions Regulator (TPR) publishes updated guidance.
27 June 2018
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The government is set to take a close look at the current pension tax relief system, Baroness Buscombe revealed in a speech to the House of Lords last night.
26 June 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
As part of its consultation on enhanced powers for The Pensions Regulator, the Department for Work and Pensions proposed new requirements for all trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes. This is what the new framework could look like...
26 June 2018
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
A consultation has been launched on granting stronger powers to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as the government seeks to address "misuse" of flexibilities in the defined benefit (DB) funding system.
26 June 2018
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Department for Work and Pensions has launched a consultation on proposals to improve the regulator's powers and increase DB member protections. Here are the key questions it is asking...
26 June 2018
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2 min read
Risk Reduction
PP asks three lawyers about how the key legal issues schemes facing schemes conducting or considering risk reduction exercises
26 June 2018
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13 min read
Law and Regulation
A pension scheme trustee has transferred a client's pension despite clear warnings from the adviser this was not their recommendation - a scenario that should provoke a change in the law, according to the Personal Finance Society (PFS).
25 June 2018
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3 min read
