Law and Regulation

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.

Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has pledged to change the law so members' pensions are protected during takeovers, if Labour is elected at the next general election.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs a more preventative and flexible approach to protect the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has proposed a way to address the impact of the accounting standard changes on Experian scores in its 2017/18 levy rules consultation.