Law and Regulation

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has launched an inquiry into the regulation of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

A Lloyds Bank union is taking legal action to close the pay gap between men and women who took out guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs).

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has called for the Pensions Regulator (TPR) to "take a proportionate and flexible approach" to defined benefit (DB) scheme funding.

Chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) Frank Field has had a meeting with the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) director about Sir Philip Green.

The government should not impose a blanket ban on members transferring their defined benefit (DB) funds, according to an overwhelming 90% of Pensions Buzz respondents.

Labour leadership challenger Owen Smith has pledged to reform pensions tax relief should he become prime minister.

HMRC has been wrangling with a recent EU judgement saying DB schemes could reclaim VAT. With Brexit on the horizon, James Phillips explores whether the attempt is futile

Additional QE and bond purchases

The Insolvency Service has wound up a pension liberation company which helped savers access their funds earlier than allowed, following a High Court battle.

The government should give the regulator more powers to prevent companies from avoiding defined benefit (DB) deficits, according to a Pensions Institute report.