Law and Regulation

The Supreme Court has overturned a ruling that financial support directions (FSD) issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in insolvencies should be treated as an expense of the administration.

Jack Jones looks at the three options that were open to the Supreme Court

FTSE350 auditors are to be forced to bid for work every five years under new competition rules; but avoid mandatory rotation.

The High Court hearing into the legal status of nine suspected liberation schemes has been adjourned until autumn, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed.

Pensions firms are calling for a list of registered pension providers in the UK so insurers can crack down on pension liberation scammers operating outside of the law.

The way alleged pension liberation schemes were operated after their inception is evidence they are not occupational pension schemes, a lawyer has argued.

The Pensions Regular (TPR) has been asked not to publish a list of suspected pension liberators over fears it will make those running them harder to catch, Pension Administration Standards Association (PASA) chairman Margaret Snowdon says.

The current High Court case regarding pensions liberation does not have the scope to end the practice, a Chancery Division judge has warned.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned an advertisement for pension liberation targeting public sector members after a complaint from the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF).

The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill has passed its third House of Lords reading with an amendment committing the government to reviewing survivors' pensions for same sex married couples and civil partners.