Law and Regulation

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has ruled in favour of a deferred member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) who sought early access to her pension.

Reported deficits of FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) schemes could be set for a 20-fold increase if an EU-wide holistic balance sheet (HBS) is introduced, warns Barnett Waddingham.

The government's green paper on tax relief has been welcomed by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has rejected claims that Capita "unreasonably" delayed a pension transfer out of the Travel Automation Systems Retirement Benefits Scheme into a Guernsey-based scheme.

The amount of tax the government has collected from people breaching the lifetime pension allowance (LTA) has risen by 276% since George Osborne became Chancellor.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told defined benefit trustees to assess employer covenants as part of their triennial valuations, and monitor employer support regularly.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to launch a tool to help small employers assess their work force for auto-enrolment and calculate contributions.

Workers believe the tax treatment of pensions is too complex and would welcome switching to a system that treats pensions like ISAs, according to research from PwC.

Proposed changes to European pension rules would make it harder for employers to change their defined contribution (DC) provider, according to Towers Watson.

Fraudsters targeting pension pots in the wake of freedom and choice reforms are increasingly linking their efforts to investment scams such as fine wines and overseas property, Citizens Advice has warned.