Law and Regulation

Small employers which stage over the next 18 months could fail to sign declaration of compliance forms and be fined £400 according to Alan Smith.

The British Home Stores (BHS) trustees did everything possible to make the buyer and seller understand the scale of the deficit at the time of the sale, MPs heard yesterday.

Last week's Queen's Speech was a missed opportunity to raise awareness of pension scams finds Helen Morrissey.

Last week's Queen's Speech contained a long awaited Pensions Bill to toughen up master trust regulation and plans to streamline the delivery of guidance. Helen Morrissey looks at whether these measures will adequately address problems within the market...

The ombudsman's ruling in favour of the trustees and sponsor in the Kingfisher Pension Scheme case could have huge implications for future cases, writes Michael Klimes

A new Pensions Bill will strengthen master trust regulation and give The Pensions Regulator increased powers to police these schemes.

The advisers to both the BHS pension schemes and Arcadia are among those who have been summoned to give evidence to the parliamentary committees investigating the collapse of BHS.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) annual funding statement has discovered most employers will be able to keep or raise deficit contribution levels given their increased profitability.

The trustees of the BHS pension schemes and Arcadia have written to the Work and Pensions Committee accusing The Pensions Regulator of "misrepresenting facts" in oral evidence on Monday - a move that has forced the watchdog to issue a clarification.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Stephen Crabb has warned against allowing master trusts to become a "byword for poor practice."