Law and Regulation
'Leave me alone or I will retaliate' - Company chief convicted after refusing TPR information and threatening its staff
The chief executive of a packaging company has been convicted of refusing to give information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and lambasted for 'intolerable' behaviour towards the watchdog's staff.
Updated: Key dates for pensions
PP has compiled a list of what to watch out for over the coming months.
GDPR six months on - what remains for trustees to do
GDPR introduced significant new obligations on schemes. Six months on, Oliver Topping looks at the areas trustees are still grappling with.
UPDATED: The full list of pensions ministers since 1998
There have been a total of 15 ministers responsible for pensions since 1997. Here is the list in full.
'Big three' continue to resist CMA's fiduciary management tender evidence
Aon, Mercer and Willis Towers Watson have renewed criticism of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over its analysis of the benefits of tendering for fiduciary management contracts.
Moving your DC scheme to a master trust: The legal pitfalls
Many single-employer trust-based DC schemes will move to a master trust in coming years. Stephen Richards looks at the pitfalls they need to avoid
We need a change in the tone of regulation
Robin Ellison says it is not unreasonable for schemes and their trustees and sponsors also to expect an improvement in the tone of regulation
Firm must pay £700,000 of pension contributions after benefit miscalculation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has ordered a firm to pay back more than £700,000 of pension contributions after it miscalculated the amounts due for more than a year.
Addison Lee loses tribunal over self-employed status; drivers to win pension rights
Minicab firm Addison Lee has been told its drivers are not self-employed, but are workers entitled to rights which would include pensions.
Cost disclosure will improve trust and income adequacy
Mel Duffield says cost disclosure framework is a golden opportunity to make a real difference for savers.
Transparency campaigner Chris Sier launches pension cost collection facility
A platform to help pension funds collect and analyse cost data, such as transaction costs, has been launched by Chris Sier, who has played an integral role in the fight for transparency.
Lesley Titcomb: Industry cannot rely on TPR to act as sole policeman
The sector has to look after its own reputation and should not rely solely on the watchdog, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive says.
LifeSight first to apply for master trust authorisation
Willis Towers Watson's master trust LifeSight has become the first to apply for authorisation under The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) new regime.
Pensions minister: AE is working, people are saving long term
Guy Opperman says as contribution rates increase, millions more people will be able to look ahead to retirement with confidence
Lesley Titcomb: How we are working with industry to meet the big pension challenges
The pensions watchdog's chief executive speaks to Stephanie Baxter about some of The Pensions Regulator's key priorities during her last few months in post
Updated: Barnardo's denied indexation swap in unanimous Supreme Court judgment
The Barnardo's pension scheme has been denied permission to switch the inflationary index it uses for uprating pension benefits in a unanimous judgment from the Supreme Court.
Pensions need more government focus following Budget
Nigel Peaple says the government should set a clear objective for tax relief as the first step in making the system work better for savers
Reaction: CDC consultation branded big step forward for pensions but challenges remain
The industry has broadly welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on collective defined contribution (CDC) as a move towards improving retirement outcomes.
Opperman: Employers will follow Royal Mail on CDC 'without a shadow of a doubt'
Large firms will follow the postal service's lead on introducing collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes if it works well for management and employees, the pensions minister says.
The key questions the DWP is asking on CDC
The Department for Work and Pensions launched its consultation on collective defined contribution today. Here are the key questions it is asking…
How CDC is moving from dream to reality
The industry has spent years discussing alternatives to DB and DC. Jonathan Stapleton says this dream is now closer to becoming reality with the launch of a consultation into CDC.
DWP launches consultation to legislate for CDC
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation to "shape future legislation" for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes.
Sackers secures government-backed Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation
Sackers has achieved the Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications as the threat to cyber security in the pensions sector continues to grow.
GMP equalisation: Eight action points for pension schemes
Hogan Lovells sets out what pension funds need to do for equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMP) in light of the landmark Lloyds judgment.
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