Law and Regulation

Mediation has been under-utilised historically as a means of dispute resolution in this area. Mark Blyth and Geoff Egerton think this is going to change.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published the interim response to its first defined benefit (DB) funding code consultation – highlighting the depth of industry concern around its proposed twin-track regime.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will ban the charging of flat fees on AE auto-enrolment (AE) pots below £100 and launch work on how to standardise cost and charges reporting.

After a year that took everyone by surprise, experts tell Professional Pensions what could be on the horizon for regulation in 2021.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has banned a corporate trustee and one of its directors from acting as pension scheme trustees after multiple governance failures highlighted a lack of competence, capability and integrity.

Steve Nicholson looks at how schemes can go about implementing the most recent Lloyds ruling

The Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) has replaced every member of its trustee board following a drawn-out battle with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to improve governance.

The small pots working group has made a number of recommendations on how to tackle the growth of deferred members with small pension pots within the AE pensions market – urging the government and industry to take action to enable large-scale mass transfers....

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on the future of the general levy, seeking to close a potential £230m funding gap if rates remain unchanged.

The Pensions Regulator's David Fairs looks to bust some of the myths he says have grown up around the proposals for a new DB funding code.