Law and Regulation

TPR has been criticised for being 'draconian' and not responding in a proportionate way to risks. Nicola Parish disagrees.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set out how it will collect data on how savers are using pension freedoms, with first reports due in September 2018.

Extending survivor benefits to unmarried partners would increase liabilities and be a lawyers' paradise according to PP research.

Plans to raise the state pension age (SPA) to 68 seven years ahead of schedule by 2039 has been welcomed by the industry as a necessary move to reflect rising life expectancy and keep costs affordable.

The government has confirmed it will raise the state pension age (SPA) to 68 between 2037 and 2039, seven years ahead of the date range originally planned.

The Treasury has confirmed the government will go ahead with its plans to increase the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) in line with inflation from next April.

This week we want to know if the government should introduce a law to equalise benefits for cohabiting couples, and if the law balances the needs of shareholders and members.

The regulator has promised to toughen its approach against those who withhold information it needs for investigation, James Phillips writes.

The government has been given permission to appeal a High Court ruling which deemed its investment guidance for the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) unlawful.

Jonathan Stapleton asks if it is time to extend pensions equality to cohabiting couples