Law and Regulation

The European Commission has said that pension schemes should have a further two-year exemption from centrally clearing over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

The Treasury will make it a criminal offence for fraudsters to masquerade as Pension wise service providers after taking action against a suspected scam site.

The government has laid draft regulations before parliament to introduce a charge cap on defined contribution (DC) default funds alongside a raft of additional governance requirements for trustees.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the final rules on the Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) that must be set up by providers of contract-based schemes.

The government and regulators must define ‘good' retirement outcomes to help savers avoid fraud and poor results, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has urged.

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The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has issued final rules for the local pension boards in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

Trustees affected by the changes to the definition of money purchase have until 31 March to update The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and submit their first valuation.

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