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Conditional indexation would be 'thin end of the wedge'
Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.
Industry urged to develop DB early warning system
The industry and regulator should act to implement an early warning system for beleaguered DB schemes according to Silverfinch.
Pensions Ombudsman unveils transparency measures
The Pensions Ombudsman Service has started publishing adjudicators' opinions and formal Ombudsman determinations in a bid to be more open, transparent and accountable to the public.
Halcrow Pensioners Association targets TPR
The Halcrow Pensioners Association (HPA) says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could have done more to help prevent the scheme's spiralling pension deficit.
Does the PPF need an early warning system for troubled schemes?
Events this year have raised the issue of whether the industry and trustees should give earlier warnings to the regulator and PPF about issues with DB schemes. Kristian Brunt-Seymour looks at the options.
PLSA issues guidance for employers joining LGPS
Guidance has been published by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) for employers participating in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
TPR enforcement action quadruples as whistleblowing surges
Whistleblowing reports to the Pensions Regulator (TPR) have increased by 29% during the last year amid concerns many small employers are not complying with auto-enrolment (AE).
Ombudsman Service streamlines complaint application process
The Pensions Ombudsman Service has added an online application option to its complaints procedure.
MPs launch inquiry into early drawing of state pension
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has started a probe to explore the economic effects of allowing certain women to draw their state pension early.
Solvency II drives record buy-in and buyout volumes in Q4
The bulk annuity market had a record final quarter in 2015 as buy-in and buyout deals totalled £5.4bn, according to LCP.
Industry warns Lifetime ISA will damage pensions and confuse savers
The government's Lifetime ISA will lead to mass confusion and could pave the way for a future move to the Pensions ISA, according to several people.
Just Retirement and Partnership get regulatory green light to merge
The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have given the go-ahead for Just Retirement and Partnership to merge.
Prudential sees annuity sales plummet by 46% in 2015
Prudential has seen a 46% fall in individual annuity sales during 2015 following the introduction of the April pension freedoms.
A quarter of schemes not reviewed investment strategy since freedoms
Nearly a quarter of companies have still not reviewed their pension schemes' investment strategy in light of the April freedoms according to Willis Towers Watson's DC master trust, LifeSight.
How would Brexit impact pensions?
As the EU referendum looms closer it is entirely possible the UK could end up leaving Europe. Kristian Brunt-Seymour finds a Brexit could be both good and bad for pensions.
FCA consults on how financial firms can better support ageing population
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a discussion paper to learn how financial services firm can better engage with an increasingly ageing population.
Do we need a wider industry approach to pension liberation?
PP looks at whether more could be done to prevent members from transferring out in the first instance?
Citizens Advice: pension exit fees cap good news for consumers
Citizens Advice has welcomed news that the Treasury will legislate to cap pension early exit charges levied on savers using pension freedoms.
Trustees warn DC governance changes have not benefited members
Changes to defined contribution scheme (DC) governance over the last five years have not improved member outcomes, according to 61% of pension managers and trustees in a survey.
FCA: DB to DC transfers must be checked by qualified specialists
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing changes to its rules that would require all pension transfer advice to be verified by a qualified specialist.
FCA to cut adviser guidance guarantee levy by 50%
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to cut the adviser guidance guarantee levy by 50% and announces tougher rules on bodies delivering guidance.
ACA calls for ‘radical overhaul' of pensions tax system
The current pensions tax system is "entirely incompatible" with scheme designs that could be introduced under the Pensions Schemes Bill, Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) chairman David Fairs has warned.
Equitable Life scheme payouts approach £1bn
The government's Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) has now issued over £990.5m worth of payments.
Scheme funding: Wading through valuation methods
How do valuation method affect funding levels?
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