Law and Regulation

The government's independent state pension age reviewer John Cridland has said he will explore whether it is possible to "smooth the transition" between the working age and retirement in his interim report.

‘Small number' of firms asked to review sales

The Transparency Taskforce (TTF) has called on the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) to establish an inquiry into costs and charges for savers.

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) is to be involved in selecting future chairpersons of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), it has been revealed.

Jonathan Lipkin says the Investment Association is getting closer to delivering a complete framework for disclosing costs.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs more funding and staff rather than a larger suite of powers, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.

Tax relief reductions have lowered the allure of pensions relative to other savings products, potentially costing the government billions of pounds in lost tax revenue over the long term.

Whitbread Group has chosen Aries Insight's pensions service to help it stay on top of ever changing and complex regulation.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have both called for the watchdog to have stronger and more punitive regulatory powers.

The pre-pack administration arrangement for turkey producer Bernard Matthews seems to have been designed to “dump” its pension scheme, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.