Law and Regulation

The Pensions Regulator is to launch a thematic review of its common data targets next week in order to identify the level of data accuracy within the industry, with a warning it will "take action" against failings.

The Department for Work and Pensions has proposed changes to TUPE rules to ensure employers receiving transferred members are not forced to pay contributions higher than the auto-enrolment minimum.

Awareness of and confidence in auto-enrolment has increased in firms of all sizes but small and micro-employers still have work to do, research from the Pensions Regulator says.

Jack Jones looks at responses to proposals to add to the regulator’s statutory objectives

Legal & General will increase scrutiny on pension transfer requests in a bid to combat pension liberation schemes.

Policy makers should ensure that defined contribution communications incorporate the latest developments in behavioural economics, says the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority.

How to work behavioural economics into DC comms

The vast majority of respondents to the National Statistician's consultation on the retail prices index called for no change because of fears over the impact of any alteration on savings.

The Pension Protection Fund Ombudsman Tony King has ruled the PPF must reconsider an additional £140,000 levy issued to Ibstock Pension Scheme, after a dispute over erroneous information on a deficit reduction certificate.

MPs may be forced to debate a controversial plan to halt age-related tax allowances, in a move dubbed a ‘granny tax', after an online petition opposing it garnered almost 100,000 signatures.