Law and Regulation

Jack Jones hopes the DWP and the taxman put their heads together on risk-sharing schemes

Jack Jones looks at the unexpected impact risk sharing and transfer exercises can have on members’ tax bills

Trustees could turn away from Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs) for asset-backed funding deals if they remain uncertain about the impact on pensions of Scottish independence, according to Squire Sanders partner Philip Sutton.

Natasha Browne says Scots need certainty before they say yay or nay

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has published a draft code of practice for data controllers, including pension scheme trustees, on conducting privacy impact assessments (PIA) before undertaking data exercises.

The success of national pension tracking systems in Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands could provide a model for the rest of the continent, say European actuaries.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says attempts by the industry to make charges attached to schemes and administration more transparent "don't go far enough".

Almost seven in 10 contributors said there is a governance gap between contract- and trust-based schemes.

Almost half of respondents thought the threat of pension liberation was growing, with around the same proportion unsure.

Rachel Dalton looks at the fraud risks threatening small self-administered schemes