Regulation

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.

Guidance has been published by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) for employers participating in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).

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).

The Pensions Ombudsman Service has added an online application option to its complaints procedure.

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.

The bulk annuity market had a record final quarter in 2015 as buy-in and buyout deals totalled £5.4bn, according to LCP.

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.

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have given the go-ahead for Just Retirement and Partnership to merge.

Prudential has seen a 46% fall in individual annuity sales during 2015 following the introduction of the April pension 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.