Law and Regulation

Can regulation make fees less murky?

Pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann told NAPF Annual Conference delegates that issues such as collective defined contribution (CDC) have not been abandoned.

NEST has become the fourth occupational defined contribution master trust to obtain independent assurance.

The Pensions Regulator is reviewing master trust regulation as a matter of urgency amid increasing concerns around the sustainability of some of the schemes entering the market.

Just one in ten people exploring retirement options has considered turning to Pension wise, according to research from the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

Can the UK replicate the Netherlands' success?

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has replaced three trustees who were deemed to be under the control of "shadow trustee" David Austin in a suspected £14m fraud.

The success of auto-enrolment (AE) could be undermined by rising opt-out rates when minimum contributions increase in 2017 and 2018, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.

The chancellor's shock announcement that local government pensions will be pooled into regional funds to boost UK infrastructure means yet more upheaval for the scheme, finds Stephanie Baxter

There has been a massive surge in whistle blowing reports to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), prompting concerns that that many small companies are struggling to comply with auto-enrolment.