Legislation

European regulation deman­ding explicit consent for data processing runs counter to the requirements of auto-enrolment, a lawyer warns.

Revisions to the regulations governing automatic enrolment have been released following the conclusion of a Department for Work and Pensions consultation.

Public sector pension reforms will have "little or no long-term saving for taxpayers" because improved accrual rates cancel out retirement age hikes, an independent study says.

HM Treasury is pressuring the US government to "carve out" low-risk institutions from FATCA, ahead of a draft paper due this week.

Pension funds could be caught in the "side-winds" of new EU legislation that "ramps up the pressure" on data protection, lawyers warn.

The constraints on the National Employment Savings Trust were not integral to the organisation qualifying for state aid, says pensions minister Steve Webb.

Pensions minister Steve Webb today hinted at his reluctance to legislate to ban active member discounts in pension schemes.

Solvency II pension policy makers will lay out more details of an impact assessment on the effect of scheme solvency standards for UK pension schemes in March, EIOPA has confirmed.

Pensions minister Steve Webb is considering lifting the statutory restrictions on the National Employment Savings Trust in response to new entries to the auto-enrolment market.

More than half of people in Britain want to continue working past their pension age compared to just over a third in the rest of Europe, a European-wide study shows.