Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has failed to meet its targets for improving defined benefit (DB) risk management and defined contribution (DC) outcomes, according to the watchdog's annual report.

The Pensions Ombudsman has said it has had no complaints resulting directly from auto-enrolment - despite the fact millions of workers have now been enrolled in these schemes.

The Pensions Ombudsman has revealed it is investigating 84 complaints about pension liberation.

The Pensions Ombudsman has reported a 21% increase in the number of enquiries it received over the past year.

Incorrect benefits top the list

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published two guides targeted at pension boards set up under the Public Service Pensions Act 2013.

Helen Morrissey finds there is still plenty of potential for non-compliance

A High Court judge has confirmed that administrators are on the hook for errors resulting from problems with automated systems.

The High Court has rubber stamped a compromise on the equalisation of retirement dates for men and women in the BSS Group Pension Scheme acquired by Travis Perkins.

Regulatory amendments drawn up to protect the benefits of UK workers whose overseas employers go bust have been drawn too narrowly to help in future cases, lawyers warn.