Law and Regulation

The initial funding level test criterion for the new British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) have been "comfortably met", according to the trustee.

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has revised up the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2018 in today's inaugural Spring Statement, while forecasting inflation will fall to 2% by the end of 2018.

Do not expect any substantial pensions policy measures, if anything, in this week's Spring Statement, industry commentators have predicted.

Barclays has received final approval for its ring-fencing plans, which controversially involve moving its DB scheme to its investment banking division. Stephanie Baxter considers the judgment

The current picture of trustees' abilities to compare performance and fees among investment consultants and fiduciary managers may be overly positive, the competition watchdog has said.

Crest Healthcare and its managing director have pleaded guilty to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about enrolling employees into a workplace pension.

A number of pension issues will be battled out in the courts over the course of this year. James Phillips rounds up the cases to watch out for and the potential consequences for the industry

Trustees could benefit from a standardised template for the disclosure of investment transaction costs and charges from as early as April, Chris Sier has said.

Retirement savings of millions of members could be hit with significant losses if pension providers do not step up action on climate risks, according to research.

Any further changes to tax relief would undoubtedly add to the cost and complexity of running a DB scheme, says Steve Webb