Law and Regulation

Buzz respondents do not believe trustees should be racing to act on guaranteed minimum pension equalisation, given the latest delay in implementation.

The Pensions Regulator has published its first update detailing the number of employers which have registered meeting their auto-enrolment duties, and indicates scheme membership has increased.

Union Prospect has called for a study into the possibility of creating a separate state pension age for Scotland.

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a lead generation company from sending unsolicited text messages offering pension liberation to consumers.

Hannah Brenton analyses the DWP's latest announcement on GMP

Jack Jones examines the latest developments for IORP II

The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has launched a consultation into councillor access to the local government pension scheme.

The UK's top judge, Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, will next month decide whether pension schemes should retain "super priority" status in insolvencies.

Buzz respondents were split down the middle as to whether accounting and other regulations were acting as a disincentive for schemes to act as long-term investors.

The Pensions Regulator is investigating investment holding company Guinness Peat Group over its pension scheme responsibilities.