Law and Regulation

A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) autumn consultation into the future of defined contribution (DC) will consider the place of fiduciary duty, pensions minister Steve Webb says.

HM Revenue and Customs has launched a consultation on two new forms of protection for people caught unfairly by the government's most recent cuts to the lifetime allowance (LTA).

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the Olympic Airlines Pension Scheme cannot move into the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).

Scottish Life has confirmed that it will continue to undertake new auto-enrolment business through consultancy charging, despite being criticised by the pensions minister and releasing a statement apparently announcing a u-turn.

The cost of fraudulent claims for public sector pension benefits has increased by £4m to £20m per year since 2012, the National Fraud Authority's (NFA) latest report shows.

Five reasons trustees should report employers to TPR and five issues they should resolve themselves

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has relaxed proposed guidelines on how trustees and providers of auto-enrolment schemes should report missed payments, after concerns were raised by the industry.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the overwhelming majority of respondents answered this question with a resounding ‘no'.

Uncharacteristically, the Buzz participants were unsure about this issue, with more than half answering that they did not know.

Helen Morrissey asks if TPR and the industry is ready for wilful non-compliance