Legislation

Jonathan Stapleton explains there has been little praise for the ECJ gender ruling

The European Court of Justice ruling on sex discrimination is set to have a major impact on occupational schemes and could increase deficits, the industry warns.

EUROPE - The European Court of Justice ruling on sex discrimination to could lead to a worsening of pension income in retirement.

UK - Proposals to allow early access to pensions will create a "bureaucratic nightmare" and should be shelved, industry groups say.

Proposals to allow early access to pensions will create a "bureaucratic nightmare" and should be shelved, industry groups say.

The impact of the European Court of Justice decision on gender pricing of annuities will be insignificant compared to the effect of the "dysfunctional" Open Market Option system, an industry body warns.

Allowing early access to pension funds in some cases could place pensioners' beneficiaries at risk of a 55% tax charge, AJ Bell warns.

Ford workers are threatening a national strike over plans to uprate future payments for Ford Pension Fund members by the Consumer Prices Index.

Auto-enrolment legislation should be tweaked so employers do not have to enrol staff who have enhanced protection rights, Standard Life says.

Laws giving Scotland the power to set its own income tax will seriously undermine pension schemes, a consultant warns.