Regulation

The importance of properly identifying a scheme's statutory employer is critical and The Pensions Regulator's statement on the issue was not hard hitting enough, a lawyer says.

US - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has announced plans to ease regulatory burdens faced by pension plan sponsors.

JAPAN - The implementation of new accounting rules that would have forced companies to book pension fund shortfalls as liabilities on their balance sheets is to be postponed, according to reports.

The Pensions Regulator has contacted tens of thousands of independent financial advisers and accountants as part of its auto-enrolment education drive.

EUROPE - France, Italy, Spain and Belgium have temporarily banned short-selling of financial stocks in response to sharp share price falls across Europe.

Emma Watkins of MetLife Assurance Limited explains what auto-enrolment means for employers, and how they need to prepare to ensure they and their staff are ready.

JLT Benefit Solutions has been ordered to pay compensation after it delayed a scheme transfer and the member concerned died in the interim.

The European Parliament has backed calls for the implementation of Solvency II to be delayed until 2014, a year later than planned.

The Pensions Regulator has released online interactive tools to help smaller businesses begin preparing for automatic enrolment.

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