Law and Regulation

The Treasury has launched a second consultation on banning pensions cold-calling, which aims to seek final views on already-drafted regulation.

Respondents were almost evenly split in this week's Pensions Buzz on whether the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) remedies for the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets go far enough.

The retail prices index (RPI) should be reformed within the next decade but the full ramifications must be properly considered, according to the UK's statistics chief.

A petition urging the government to not scrap its support for the pensions dashboard has garnered more than 14,000 signatures in two days.

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £37m in a student accommodation project at the University of Exeter to help match its liabilities and give regular cashflows.

Andy Tarrant says without government backing, the pensions dashboard cannot become the one-stop shop it's intended to be

'Not appropriate to comment'

Proposals for mandatory tendering of fiduciary management services, as well as additional guidance for trustees, have been welcomed by industry commentators albeit with some caution.

John Wotton says the competition watchdog's package of proposals will help trustees get the best deal and be satisfied they are acting in their members' best interests

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its provisional decision on its investment consultant market investigation this morning. Here is the reaction from consultants and fiduciaries…