Law and Regulation

Malcolm McLean looks at who benefits most from the new state pension.

The Airways Pension Scheme (APS) trustees received advice that was too precise to be a prudent recommendation, British Airways' (BA) chief financial officer (CFO) has claimed.

Company adviser modelling of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) funding position would have allowed for discretionary increases if adopted, British Airways (BA) has admitted.

This week we want to know if there should be more emphasis on the role of advisers to schemes and sponsoring employers after the British Home Stores (BHS) saga.

Trustees of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) had a unilateral power to amend the scheme rules, their lawyer has said.

Helen Morrissey thinks the regulator will need to show its teeth in the BHS saga.

Members of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) had an expectation to receive payment increases in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI), the trustee board's lawyer has argued.

The International Longevity Centre (ILC) has called on the government to 'take care' with the UK's welfare system after the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) proposed scrapping the state pension 'triple lock'.

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).