Regulation

The Pensions Ombudsman is investigating a group of more than 150 complaints about transfer values from British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members.

Fund groups have been criticised as newly disclosed transaction costs under MiFID II show the actual cost of ownership of some of the UK's most popular funds is as high as 85% above previously disclosed OCFs.

Transparency and anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller is planning to sue the FCA over its approach to MiFID II, claiming the regulator is not taking a firm enough approach to ensure asset managers comply with the new rules.

Industry voices outrage over salary disconnect after research shows how much FTSE 100 top bosses earn over the average worker.

Pension-related cold calls have increased by around 2.7 million since Freedom and Choice was introduced in April 2015, according to research commissioned by Aviva.

Artemis IM, Hargreave Hale, Newton IM, River & Mercantile AM

Struggling sponsoring employers of defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be allowed to suspend annual pension increases according to PP research.

The industry and regulator should act to implement an early warning system for beleaguered DB schemes according to Silverfinch.

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.

The Halcrow Pensioners Association (HPA) says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could have done more to help prevent the scheme's spiralling pension deficit.