Law and Regulation

Amending scheme rules to allow for discretionary increases provided an "elegant solution" to the indexation debate, according to the Airways Pension Scheme's (APS) leading counsel.

The Court of Appeal has ruled the Barnardo's pension trustees cannot switch the scheme from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

British Airways' (BA) scheme trustees approved a discretionary increase above the rate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) despite warnings from the regulator, the company's lawyer has claimed.

Advisers to the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) did not succumb to pressure from trustees to deliver a framework in favour of discretionary increases, the board's barrister has argued.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) should have more powers to intervene in complex cases according to a panel speaking at this morning's Work and Pensions Committee meeting.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) deliberately kept their decision to increase benefits by 0.2% above the Consumer Price Index (CPI), a lawyer for British Airways (BA) has claimed.

This week we want to know if the Uber ruling will spur the government to do more to extend auto-enrolment for the self-employed.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) believed it would be a "lost opportunity" if the scheme ran a surplus, a lawyer for British Airways (BA) has argued.

Helen Morrissey wonders if the recent Uber decision will prompt new discussion on helping the self-employed save for retirement.

Uber and other 'gig economy' businesses face significant pension bills following an employment tribunal ruling on Friday.