Law and Regulation

Delaying the tightening of pension transfer regulation until after the April pension freedoms could result in two months of confusion and poor decisions, it has been said.

Michael Johnson has proposed that retirees are defaulted into drawdown after research by PP found little support for his original call for a default option of index-linked annuities.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published draft guidance on how trustees should communicate freedom and choice to scheme members.

Employers will have to consult pension scheme members before altering contributions or benefits to compensate for the end of contracting out, the government has said.

A labour government would act quickly to cap charges on retirement income products according to party leader Ed Miliband.

The news was dominated by plans from the three main parties to cut tax relief and increase auto-enrolment contributions this week. Here's what you might have missed.

A drawdown charge cap should be placed on sales to provider's existing customers to ensure people are not sold inappropriate products after pensions freedom comes into effect, Which? has said.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has dropped plans to publish a list of approved pension schemes open to small employers for auto-enrolment (AE).

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called on the main political parties to work together on a "fundamental review of the pension tax framework" after May.

Industry figures have overwhelmingly rejected Labour's proposals to cut pensions tax relief in PP research.