Law and Regulation

The government should focus on ensuring the pension reforms are successful before rolling out a single regulator and independent commission, according to the pensions minister.

The industry wants more information from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on fines handed out for auto-enrolment non-compliance, according to research by Professional Pensions.

High fees and clunky transfer processes must be tackled

The rise of academies coupled with smaller council budgets is changing the make-up of the LGPS's employer base. Stephanie Baxter finds out it is posing major long-term challenges.

Most firms staging in the last three months have complied with auto-enrolment obligations, but there has been a steep rise in unpaid contribution notices issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR), figures show.

The government has confirmed it will consider a charge cap for when people access their pension freedoms if it finds evidence of excessive early exit charges.

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has instructed the Kodak pension scheme to make up the financial losses suffered by a member in a delayed transfer request.

On 29 July Professional Pensions held a webinar on the recent transitional changes to pension input periods.

PP looks at the options

The European Parliament looks set to water down controversial pension proposals in a move that has been hailed as a positive step by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).