Law and Regulation

Andrew Meeson and Peter Spencer Bradley have been jailed for eight and half years each for their roles in a £5m pension tax fraud dubbed by a judge as "stealing money hand over fist".

Disgraced former tax boss Andrew Meeson - found guilty of a £5m pensions tax fraud on Tuesday - has been linked to two alleged pension liberation cases, PP can reveal.

Former tax boss Andrew Meeson and his business associate Peter Bradley have been found guilty of a £5m pension fraud.

Granting employers the authority to change schemes to mitigate the cost of ending contracting out will be a "very careful balancing act", the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Belgium has joined the UK and other countries in rejecting plans to introduce Solvency II-style regulation for European schemes, raising the possibility the controversial proposals could be blocked.

The Pensions Regulator has launched an e-learning tool for trustees and administrators to help them recognise pension liberation fraud schemes.

MPs will not pay more into their gold-plated pension scheme this year, despite parallel reforms across the public sector to increase contributions.

Small and medium sized employers may attempt to offload auto-enrolment set-up costs onto workers via consultancy charging if they are not properly scrutinised, the Pensions Regulator chief executive Bill Galvin says.

The industry is concerned that a 'Tobin tax' could hit schemes investments.

Industry insiders fear that awareness of auto-enrolment remains alarmingly low.