Law and Regulation

The long-awaited Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards report has criticised the government's handling of part-nationalised UK banks and recommended criminal sanctions for senior executives who behave "recklessly".

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) paper on defined ambition expected this summer will set out plans to introduce large scale collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes to the UK.

The government's response to the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) restrictions is likely to be addressed in the passage of the Pensions Bill.

The pensions minister talks to Jack Jones about CDC

Friends Life is calling on the pensions industry to take action against scheme 'liberation' companies after reporting a marked increase in the activity.

The question of whether third-party administrators (TPAs) should be regulated by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) split this week's respondents right down the middle.

The question of whether the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) pot follows member plans could be delivered without eating into pots split the Buzz audience.

Here they are... The five shortlisted entries for the Professional Pensions / Barnett Waddingham Defined Ambition Competition 2013.

Asset-backed funding arrangements are a "house of cards" that could run counter to European law banning schemes from making employer-related investments, says a lawyer.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) expects to name its new chief executive, replacing Bill Gavin, next month.