Law and Regulation

The upcoming general election is an opportunity to put forward a bolder pension policy says Hilary Salt.

Theresa May's surprise announcement to hold a general election on 8 June has thrown into doubt the future of the state pension triple lock and qualifying age.

Darren Redmayne and Paul Houghton look into upcoming changes to how IAS19 is to be applied.

Wake-up packs, savers' abilities to shop around, and looking at how to close loopholes for pension scammers will be key priorities for the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over the next few years, the watchdog has announced.

The regulator has bared its teeth in two court cases involving failure to hand over information vital for its investigations, resulting in its first convictions. Stephanie Baxter asks if it suggests a shift in attitude

The industry welcomes the regulator taking a tough line over refusals to comply with its investigations.

James Phillips explores how the upcoming judgement in the multi-stranded British Airways case could impact the sector

Follows focus group and consumer research

More than half a million employers have now been brought into the auto-enrolment (AE) regime with over 7.6 million people now saving in a pension.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation which considers allowing contracted-out pensioner members to transfer to schemes which have never been contracted-out.