Law and Regulation

The UK should not be scared of giving freedom and choice to people in their pensions, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive officer Pauline Vamos.

Transparency and clarity will be vital in ensuring collective defined contribution (CDC) works in the UK.

Businesses need less time than the industry thinks to prepare for auto-enrolment, according to a small employer.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) expects a significant increase in the number of sanctions it hands out for auto-enrolment non-compliance as small employers hit their staging dates.

The pensions industry needs to take a more positive approach to the post-Budget changes, according to Association of British Insurers director-general Otto Thoresen.

The government is looking at scrapping the link between the auto-enrolment trigger and the threshold at which workers begin paying income tax.

The industry reacts

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has launched a consultation on solvency rules for EU pension schemes.

The Treasury is laying its proposed legislation to give savers more freedom over how they take a tax-free lump sum from their pension pot before parliament today.

A ruling by the deputy pensions ombudsman (PO) has clarified trustees' responsibility around communicating tax issues.