Law and Regulation

Vulnerable people must be informed about how pension freedoms could cut off their access to means-tested benefits according to Baroness Hollis of Heigham.

Top stories on PP this week included concerns about master trusts, debate over drawdown, and the defined contribution charge cap. Here's what you might have missed.

PP examines how the new rules to prevent mis-selling will work

The Box Clever Pension Scheme has started an assessment period with the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to decide if it will have to enter the lifeboat fund.

Pension scheme administrators are set to come under greater scrutiny from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as it builds on its ‘fit and proper' powers.

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont could lose his seat in May according to polling that found a 25.5% swing from Labour to the Scottish National Party (SNP) in his constituency.

Proposals to let defined benefit (DB) members with small pots transfer out without taking advice are supported by the industry, according to research carried out by PP.

Industry figures have called for a bill preventing the use of corporate directors to include an exemption for pension trustee companies.

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.