Law and Regulation

The coalition has reaffirmed its commitment to reforming the state pension although did not reveal any specifics or announce a date for the white paper.

The Pensions Regulator has explained why it sanctioned the restructuring of UK Coal which saw its scheme take a majority stake in part of the business in return for a £30m investment.

David Cameron and Nick Clegg will reaffirm their commitment to reforming the state pension in a mid-term review of the coalition's progress.

Labour will today announce a scheme to tackle unemployment by increasing tax on the pension savings of the wealthy.

The Department for Work and Pensions will not legislate on ‘micro pot' refunds, despite industry warnings that schemes will be forced to administer thousands of tiny pots.

The Pensions Regulator has increased the pressure on employers to avoid using small schemes as auto-enrolment vehicles ahead of a consultation on the regulation of trust-based DC.

The Pensions Regulator has scheduled a consultation on regulating trust-based defined contribution schemes for this month.

The High Court has ruled IBM does not have a 'duty of good faith' to allow deferred members to claim unreduced pensions between 60 and 63.

DC members at smaller employers cannot expect adequate retirement incomes after an "alarming" stagnation of contributions according to research from the Association of Consulting Actuaries.

Eversheds has launched version two of its interactive PC and iPhone app to include information on pensions law.