Law and Regulation
FCA consults on IGC social investment duties and drawdown assessment
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to expand the remit of independent governance committees (IGCs) to help "protect consumers from unsuitable investments".
PPF publishes three-year plan to manage volatility and boost member satisfaction
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has published its first three-year strategic plan in a bid to provide more thematic and transparent thinking about its longer-term thinking.
What does responsible investment in the LGPS look like?
Unison and ShareAction have analysed the new investment strategy statements across the £280bn scheme. Colin Meech says some funds have done nothing to produce ESG policies.
British Airways agrees settlement with APS trustees in long-running dispute over increases
Members of the Airways Pension Scheme (APS) are set to receive boosts to their pensions after long-running litigation between the scheme's trustees and British Airways (BA) has ended.
British Airways: How the discretionary increase case unfolded
It has been almost six years since British Airways (BA) launched legal action against the trustees of its Airways Pension Scheme (APS) for unilaterally awarding a discretionary benefit to members.
Five pension changes for the new tax year
The new tax year brings a number of changes for pensions including the long-awaited name change for the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB).
UK schemes asked to take part in EU stress test despite Brexit
UK pension schemes have been asked to participate in a European-wide stress test despite the departure from the European Union being expected imminently.
Next steps for DB master trusts
The government has set out initial thoughts on the criteria for DB master trusts to be accredited. James Phillips looks at the details
We should welcome TPR's involvement in the LGPS
John Gray predicts teething problems ahead and says regulation will result in a cultural shock for some schemes
A Brexit-obsessed government is not all good for pensions
Steve Webb says the sooner government as a whole, and HMRC in particular, has the bandwidth to return to the domestic agenda, the better it will be
Trustee given 40-month jail sentence after embezzling £290,000 of scheme funds
A trustee is imprisoned after using employees' funds to prop up struggling businesses and buy a home for his daughter. James Phillips looks at the details of the case.
ECJ set to reject historic Safeway pension age equalisation
A historic bid to equalise normal pension ages (NPAs) in the Safeway Pension Scheme should be quashed, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has been advised.
'We need to talk': How mediation could help save troubled pensions relationships
Rory Murphy says a bona fide mediation process could provide valuable evidence of reasonableness for trustee and employer alike
DWP gives green light to CDC; will extend to wider models after Royal Mail scheme
Collective defined contribution (CDC) provision will be introduced slowly, starting specifically with a Royal Mail scheme and then rolling it out more widely, the government has confirmed.
Brexit may turn out to be an oddly golden era for pensions
Robin Ellison says the one great advantage of the Brexit experience has been the inability of government to pass much new legislation affecting pensions
Spring Statement lacks pensions policies but reduces index-linked gilt issuance
Philip Hammond's Spring Statement was empty of any direct pension news as the Treasury sought to avoid major policy announcements.
Spring Statement: OBR revises down 2019 growth forecast as Hammond eyes Brexit 'deal dividend'
UK gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow by 1.2% in 2019, less than the 1.3% forecast in the 2018 Autumn Budget, but the economy will expand over the each of the next five year's, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in today's Spring Statement.
AE, net pay and the pensions dashboard - a Spring Statement wishlist
The Spring Statement is likely to be overshadowed by Brexit but there is still much to do in pensions. Kim Kaveh and Holly Roach take a look at the industry's wishlist.
DB transfers face transfer validation challenge following FCA register overhaul
The year-long gap between advisers falling off the FCA register and being included on the new directory could raise significant challenges for advised defined benefit (DB) pension transfers for a 12-month period.
Government consults on abolishing FRC after Kingman review
The government has launched a consultation on scrapping the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) following two separate reviews.
Government announces plan to press ahead with CMA reforms
The government will proceed with a range of changes to the investment consultant and fiduciary management markets as recommended by a major competition review.
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit
We have gone well past the brink of things not being good and the last 10 years have turned out to be so different relative to what was reasonably predicted, according to Paul Johnson.
TUC delegates pass Prospect motion to tackle gender pension gap
Attendees at a Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference have endorsed a Prospect motion which called for action to tackle the gender pension gap.
DWP delay leaves schemes facing Equality Act workaround
A government failure to update equality legislation means schemes offering bridging pensions could fall foul of provisions in the Equality Act 2010 - leaving them reliant on EU law as an interim solution.
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