Law and Regulation

Samuel Smith Old Brewery and its chairman Humphrey Smith have pleaded guilty to neglecting or refusing to provide financial information and documents to The Pensions Regulator for an investigation.

The regulator's increase in headcount increases its focus on member protection. Jonathan Stapleton says this may have a negative impact on sponsoring employers.

The investment consultant and fiduciary management market "may not be working well for pension schemes which are not engaged", the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said.

The bill creating a new single financial guidance body and introducing provisions for a ban on pension cold-calling has received Royal Assent today.

The Pensions Regulator has suffered what some critics call an 'annus horribilis'. James Phillips looks at how the watchdog has responded in its latest corporate plan.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expects to consult on trustees' legal duties to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks from next month.

Simon Hart and Rob Archer look at how integrated risk management can improve a scheme's governance process and raise standards

A convicted fraudster has been jailed after scamming tens of thousands of pounds from almost 800 victims in a complex pension fraud operation, a South Wales police force has said.

Nearly one in 10 over-55s fear they have been targeted by suspected scammers since the launch of the pension freedoms, research by Prudential has found.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned it will seize assets from employers who fail to pay fines relating to their schemes in a further strengthening of its enforcement activity.