Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued its first notice to an employer which has failed to meet its auto-enrolment (AE) duties.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recommended the government should undertake a radical overhaul of employee benefits tax and administration rules.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has urged government to clarify its approach to salary sacrifice.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) today confirmed that its five-yearly reviews of the state pension age (SPA) will be based on Government Actuary's Department (GAD) analysis.

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) decision to publish a guide advising smaller employers to avoid trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes has been slammed by the industry.

Jack Jones looks at how the regulator's advice steers employers away from small schemes

Naomi Rainey looks at the detail of the regulator’s report into auto-enrolment so far

Jonathan Stapleton says the current AE rules will lead to complications for employers and the regulator

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will push ahead with its annuity market probe, and investigate if providers' profit margins are ‘high', despite industry murmurings self-regulation goes far enough.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has launched a formal investigation into Mazars over the advice it gave to the First Quench Pension Fund.