Regulation

US - The California Senate has passed a bill requiring more disclosure by placement agents looking for business from government pension funds.

Some small self-invested personal pension operators are failing to meet the Financial Services Authority's treating customers fairly guidelines and must improve, the regulator has warned.

UK - The number of complaints about life and pensions products has fallen by 76%, latest Financial Services Authority data reveals.

The number of complaints about life and pensions products has fallen by 76%, latest Financial Services Authority data reveals.

The Pensions Regulator has appointed Andrew Young and Simon Wasserman to its team of actuaries.

US - AT&T has reached a tentative three-year agreement with the Communications Workers of America, which increases pension and pay bands for around 7,000 employees around the country.

GLOBAL - The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule on a UK law which freezes the state pension of anyone who leaves Britain to live in certain countries, according to ECHR files.

The European Court of Human Rights is set to rule on a UK law which freezes the state pension of anyone who leaves Britain to live in certain countries, according to ECHR files.

The ousting of EMI trustee chairman Ian Smellie after a disagreement with the sponsor highlights a fundamental flaw in pension scheme governance, Trustee GAAPS claims.

Potential loss of means-tested benefits for 5% of personal accounts savers is "unacceptable" but must not overshadow the positive aspects of auto-enrolment, B&CE Benefit Schemes says.