Regulation

The Pensions Regulator has spent nearly £3.2m on external barrister fees over the past two years, with one-third of those costs spent on one legal case alone, figures show.

The National Employment Savings Trust has finalised its opt-out process ahead of the introduction of auto-enrolment later this year.

The Financial Services Authority has removed the permissions of SIPP provider HD Administrators with immediate effect after two directors were arrested.

Small to micro employers will be given a "significant easement" of £1.7bn in the roll-out of auto-enrolment, under government plans to delay both staging and contribution rates.

The Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has voted in favour of the Omnibus II directive - providing insurers with extra time to comply with Solvency II.

Government plans to hike the income tax threshold to £9,205 could complicate the roll-out of auto-enrolment, experts have warned.

The Pensions Regulator is set to launch an investigation into administration switching after scheme concerns over cost and data transfer issues.

Thousands of advisers, HR professionals and accountants will receive letters and emails from The Pensions Regulator promoting auto-enrolment.

Future European defined benefit regulations could segment schemes into different sectors to reflect the business risks of their sponsoring employers.

The Pensions Regulator is to investigate Trinity Mirror after the publisher slashed payments to its scheme by £70m in a deal to pay off debts.