Legislation

EUROPE - The Treasury has confirmed new European rules outlawing the use of gender in underwriting will not affect policies taken out before 21 December 2012.

PP conducted an online poll asking whether schemes had formal policies or guidelines on the value of gifts / hospitality trustees and professionals can receive. Here are the results.

What the new legislation means

The Ministry of Justice has published a ‘quick start' guide to the Bribery Act, which comes into force today. Here are the key points and a checklist for trustees.

Almost 750,000 people will take the streets to today to protest over proposed changes to their pensions. Here we take at a look at the key facts and issues you need to know.

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued another consultation on easements to the employer debt regime.

The Department for Work and Pensions should advance legislation clarifying guaranteed minimum pensions equalisation rather than undertake a costly ECJ test case, a lawyer says.

The Bribery Act comes into force on 1 July.

UK - Iain Duncan Smith has said there will be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age to 66 by 2020.

Iain Duncan Smith has said there will be no u-turn on controversial proposals to raise the women's state pension age to 66 by 2020.