Legislation

The government has scrapped restrictions on safeguarded rights - only days after apologising for causing confusion over plans to keep them.

Government proposals to reduce the regulatory burden for occupational schemes have received a mixed review from the industry.

Government officials have admitted they blundered in claiming safeguarded rights would be accessible before the age of 60.

UK - Proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes unveiled by minister for pensions reform Mike O'Brien, have been slammed by unions and experts.

THE GOVERNMENT has published proposals for easing the burden of regulations on employers providing pension schemes in its response to the independent deregulatory review.

UK - Pension fund buyouts and trapped surpluses were high on company agendas, according to data released by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

A consultation on age discrimination law and its impact on flexible retirement has been issued by the department for work and pensions.

CHAIRMAN Monica Ma Partner Simmons & Simmons Ma is a partner in the pensions department of Simmon...

UK - The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has cited evidence from two new surveys to urge the government to consider deregulating pension fund legislation.

CHAIRMAN Mathew Swynnerton Partner DLA Piper Swynnerton is a partner in DLA Piper's London offi...