Legislation

The Conservatives voted against a batch of regulations governing auto-enrolment in a House of Commons committee yesterday.

The European Commission is set to publish a green paper on an EU framework for pensions.

The Conservatives will aim to restore the health of occupational pensions, work and pensions spokeswoman Theresa May says.

A new batch of regulations could allow the unguaranteed part of the BT Pension Scheme to fall into the Pension Protection Fund, a lawyer says.

The Church of England synod has voted in favour of extending pension rights for scheme members' civil partners.

Any moves by the European Union to bring member states into retirement policy alignment would "stifle" UK pension provision, a consultant says.

Government plans to stage auto-enrolment will inevitably distort short-term competition between large and small firms, pensions minister Angela Eagle admits.

SPAIN - The Spanish government denied it planned to increase the number of contributory years needed to retire, but said it would continue with plans to raise the pension age by two years.

Introducing collective defined contribution schemes would not breach European law despite the government citing it as a reason to abandon risk sharing, a lawyer says.

Attendees at the PP Show 2009 were asked: What is the first piece of pensions legislation you would like to see the next government introduce?