Law and Regulation

Firms yet to reach their auto-enrolment (AE) staging dates want the process postponed until wide-reaching changes to the pensions system are finalised, according to research.

BT has lost its fight to hold onto a partial exemption from paying the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy.

Short service refunds are to be banned from October 2015 according to the pensions minister.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) expects the guidance guarantee to "help people understand the questions they should be asking", not offer choices for them, director of policy David Geale has told MPs.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has replaced 35 trustees in the last two years as part of efforts to clampdown on pension scams.

The state pension will be an adequate safety net if people make bad decisions when pension freedoms come in from April 2015 according to Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Citizens Advice Bureau and The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) will deliver the government's guidance guarantee, but the Money Advice Service (MAS) appears to have been dropped as a provider.

Many schemes are run by people who lack the expertise and skills for the role according to European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) chairman Gabriel Bernardino.

Which charges in default funds will be capped from April?

The government has published draft regulations to introduce minimum governance standards for workplace pensions and a 0.75% charge cap on default funds.