Law and Regulation

The government has confirmed it will introduce the necessary legislation to increase the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation limit for long serving employees.

A single rate of tax relief could be "far too attractive" for chancellor Philip Hammond to not consider introducing through his Autumn Statement, says public policy expert Iain Anderson.

The British Steel Pension Scheme could seek to use a regulated apportionment agreement (RAA) if the government shelves controversial plans to change pensions law to help the scheme.

Deficits could be reduced by hundreds of billions of pounds if schemes were able to move away from the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

Helen Morrissey asks what impact the ombudsman's decision to participate in more appeals against its decisions will have

This week we want to know if the Pension Ombudsman's decision to participate in more appeals against its decisions will lead to better judgements for members.

Results due in Q4

The rate at which state pension age is raised needs to be looked at more carefully says Tim Sharp.

The Pensions Ombudsman will participate in more appeals where there is a wider public interest, but how far will the service go? James Phillips reports

Annuities can be re-sold from April 2017