Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has fined London Borough of Barnet Council £1,000 for failing to submit a 2016 scheme return for the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund.

Transfers to Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) are down for the second tax year in a row - to 9,700 transfers worth £1.22bn in 2016/17 - according to HM Revenue & Customs data.

The European pensions regulator has set out plans to standardise and streamline occupational pension schemes data provided by national regulators.

Asset managers will face a duty to act in the best interests of investors under plans unveiled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has urged the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to refer the investment consulting market for a competition investigation.

Henry Tapper says the MAF has failed as a reliable kite mark for scheme quality in selection

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.