Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Pension Protection Fund (PPF) are investigating the pre-pack insolvency of Astracast over concerns the firm's owner has dumped its scheme on the lifeboat fund.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will work in conjunction with other regulators to develop actuarial assessment and quality standards in the coming year.

How the system could be reformed

Tax relief on pension contributions should be replaced by a Treasury contribution of 50p per £1 saved, argues a radical report by Michael Johnson for the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS).

The sponsors of the Gleeds Retirement Benefits Scheme could face a £45m bill following a ruling in the High Court over the validity of the scheme's deeds.

Naomi Rainey looks at the arguments in the High Court ruling

EU employees moving to a different country will be able to take their full pension rights with them under a draft law passed by parliament this week.

Steve Webb has called for an overhaul of tax relief on pension contributions that would see a flat 30% rate introduced and the lifetime allowance axed.

Pension liberation fraudsters are targeting savers following the overhaul of defined contribution (DC) announced in this year's Budget, JLT executive Margaret Snowdon says.

Naomi Rainey talks to Margaret Snowdon about industry plans to tackle liberation fraud