Law and Regulation

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed the introduction of a duty on asset managers to disclose aggregate transaction costs to pension schemes that invest in their funds.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has intervened to help members of a defined benefit (DB) scheme after it was accidentally converted into a defined contribution (DC) plan.

Savers should be able to use their nest eggs to buy a home, according to pensions minister Richard Harrington.

Plans to scrap mandatory advice for expats wanting to transfer their retirement pots overseas could open the door to scammers, it has been warned.

Well-funded defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be subject to triennial actuarial valuations, the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) non-executive chair Mark Boyle has said.

The delayed launch of a service to check the protection status of members following the lifetime allowance (LTA) cut will mean extra work for administrators.

The Labour Party has not abandoned the role of shadow pensions minister, despite the post being vacant for several months, according to reports.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs stronger powers to block takeovers in order to safeguard pensions, according to a poll by the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA).

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is calling on public service schemes to check information about their pension board is published to avoid failing their governance duties.

Fresh government guidance asks LGPS funds to have ESG policies but this could be at odds with their requirement to act in line with UK foreign and defence policies. Stephanie Baxter asks whether it is cause for concern.