Law and Regulation

Auto-enrolment legislation may lead to an increase in performance-related litigation, as employers are not specifically protected from responsibility for investment results.

Singapore's state-sponsored defined contribution scheme is an example of how a 'property from pensions' model could work in the UK, according to Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner David Pollard.

Relying on the Pension Regulator's Trustee Toolkit can be "problematic", Taylor Wessing partner Rosalind Connor has said.

An effort to provide a consistent message has led the Pensions Regulator to become "defensive" in its advice, a partner at Taylor Wessing has said.

The government is reconsidering its advice on GMP equalisation in an attempt to make the process "as painless as possible", Steve Webb has announced.

Leading consultants have expressed concerns at employers' lack of awareness of the cost of auto-enrolment.

Steve Webb has urged the industry to listen more to consumers and adopt a more flexible attitude to saving.

Most current pensions regulation "is fit for purpose", pensions minister Steve Webb says.

The introduction of auto-enrolment will effectively end ill-fated stakeholder pension requirements for UK employers, it has been confirmed.

Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged to put a 1% cap on pension fund charges in a bid to reignite his campaign against "rip off" costs, as millions of people enter auto-enrolment.