Law and Regulation

Auto-escalation may help increase employee contribution rates in workplace pension schemes, according to pensions minister Steve Webb.

The vast majority of schemes do not know what effect Scottish independence would have on workplace pensions, research finds.

TPR's Stephen Soper says scheme funding should not be a barrier to investment

Government plans to overhaul the retirement process could increase the threat of pensions liberation fraud by overstretching administrators, warns the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA).

How the industry responded to the Freedom and Choice in Pensions consultation

The guidance guarantee will fuel demand for independent workplace advice, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

Steve Webb has repeated his call to scrap the lifetime allowance on pension saving and introduce a flat-rate tax relief of 30% on contributions.

Why the latest Scottish Widows Retirement Report makes good reading for politicians

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its latest annual funding statement to urge trustees facing difficult negotiations make greater use of flexibilities in the funding regime.

The Pensions Regulator has urged trustees and employers to "work in a collaborative and transparent way" on scheme funding in its latest defined benefit code of practice.