Law and Regulation

UK cross-border pension schemes must tread carefully when deciding how to provide benefits for same-sex couples, lawyers warn.

Private sector contractors will be able to participate in existing schemes when receiving staff from the public sector, HM Treasury guidance confirms.

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) has had a shake-up of its Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group (OPSG) following an open selection process to find new members.

The organisation that represents national pension fund associations in Europe has set up a group to give cross-border pension schemes a greater say in regulation and legislation.

Just over half of Buzz respondents want the government to cap charges in workplace schemes, another measure the OFT shied away from in its report. More than two out of five contributors rejected the suggestion.

Pension liberation vehicles are often set up as occupational schemes to circumvent the need for Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or professional trustee credentials, counsel for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has argued.

An independent financial adviser (IFA) behind a number of suspected pension liberation vehicles appeared to be "playing fast and loose" in setting up the schemes, the High Court has heard.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has pledged to build on its relationship with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to better understand fraud and to monitor micro-schemes more closely.

Pension schemes should play a key part in funding long-term care according to a white paper published by lawyers Squire Sanders.

Nine alleged pension liberation vehicles should be treated as personal pension schemes, the High Court has heard.