Law and Regulation

With MP Richard Harrington replacing Baroness Ros Altmann in a more junior role, what should the under-secretary of state for pensions prioritise over the next year?

Lawyers acting on behalf of Halcrow Pensioners' Association (HPA) are disputing a proposed regulated apportionment arrangement (RAA) for the engineering company's defined benefit (DB) scheme.

The chair of the Investment Association's (IA) advisory board into cost transparency has hit back at criticism over the decision to keep its discussions confidential.

Pensions policy is extremely important

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) investigations into employers avoiding support for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have fallen by 65% since 2013, according to figures released today.

The Transparency Task Force (TTF) faces internal rifts after founding chair Andy Agathangelou joined the Investment Association's (IA) independent advisory board on cost transparency.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is considering whether to force firms to provide clients with an annuity comparator tool after initial trials produced a dramatic increase of consumers shopping around for the best deals.

Fears raised over consumer decision making

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has committed to tackling the number of unauthorised pension introducers.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has backed Royal London's decision to allow a scheme member to transfer £112,542 into another fund.