Legislation

The conclusion of HM Revenue & Customs' consultation on tax-relief for asset-backed contributions will bring welcome clarity and make such arrangements accessible for smaller schemes, says PwC.

A confusing section of the Pensions Bill, which dictates how different employees are treated under auto-enrolment, must be changed before it becomes law, Aon Hewitt warns.

Section 75 changes have failed to simplify the existing rules and merely added more complexity to employer debt rules, industry figures say.

Michael Bow's take on employer debt regulations

Proposed reforms risk seriously destabilising the NHS pension scheme as high contributors leave or take early retirement, warns BMA pension committee chairman Andrew Dearden.

The European Commission has failed to make its case for a revised IORP directive and planned changes should be abandoned, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

US - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a brokerage firm and its former executive with defrauding the pension funds of five Wisconsin school districts.

Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs last night published the application for fixed protection for the new lifetime allowance on pension contributions.

US - The San Diego County Employees Retirement Association (SDCER) said it will not appeal a court order to release the names and benefit amounts for retired county employees who receive more than $100,000 a year in pension benefits.

Jenna Towler looks at the consequences of the Imperial case