Law and Regulation

The Conservative Party has abandoned dropping the triple lock on the state pension in order to secure a confidence and supply deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

Proposals to modernise processes around transfers have received support but miss some key points, writes Michael Klimes

The hung parliament means planned measures to mitigate scams will be kicked down the road, the industry has told PP.

The government has suffered a major defeat in the High Court after its rules on Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) investments were deemed unlawful.

The industry has broadly welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) plans to modernise processes around pension transfers in response to concerns over surging demand.

Britain needs an intergenerational equalities minister to remove the sting of inequality between young and old that has been growing since the 1980s according to Chris Wagstaff.

Richard Butcher says the role should be scrapped as pensions are too important to mess with.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should be allowed to alter scheme indexation and benefits to ensure members get at least "second-best" outcomes.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has admitted it was subject to a partially successful ransomware attack during the past three financial years but had blocked over 40,000 other attempts.

Transfer value analysis should be replaced with a comparison showing the value of the benefits being given up, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says.