Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched an investigation into exit fees, charges and the defined contribution (DC) transfer process, in a bid to improve processes.

Scrapping salary sacrifice, rumoured to be part of the 8 July Budget, would do more harm than good but is likely to be high up on the Chancellor's agenda, providers have said.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is writing to all pension providers requesting data on how customers are accessing their retirement pots in the wake of the pension ‘freedoms' rolled out in April.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is considering bringing its guidance to trustees of large schemes on communicating new retirement flexibilities into line with Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules.

The threat of pension scams and the introduction of retirement flexibilities have left pension providers in a "highly unenviable position", warns the director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

The Court of Appeal is set to decide whether a judgment allowing schemes to restrict survivor benefits for civil partners and same-sex spouses is compatible with EU law.

Frances O’Grady says equalisation would not cost much and would make a huge difference

Natasha Browne examines how employers can amend their pension provision without ending up in court

Steve Webb sets out the big challenges facing his successor

The biggest stories on PP this week involved a threat to salary sacrifice from the Chancellor, pension scam firms in court and retirement savings hitting a record high. Here's what you might have missed.