Regulation

GLOBAL - Linking retirement age to a mortality index would remove some political risk around increasing the length of time employees work, said Mercer's chief retirement strategist Bruce Rigby.

HONG KONG - The Mandatory Provident Fund has failed in its task to encourage additional savings, but pending legislation to encourage members to move their assets into other savings vehicles will do just that, said RCM.

The Pensions Regulator has overhauled its senior management team and their responsibilities to give defined contribution and auto-enrolment greater importance.

Any lawyer worth their salt knows that new legislation often has unforeseen consequences. That's the case even for the most pedestrian piece of law, so imagine the possible ramifications for new regulations borne out of the double whammy of the global...

Jenna Towler on why the DWP must get it right over s75

Government is set to overhaul section 75 debt regulations this autumn by introducing ‘group guarantees' as an alternative to the payment of employer debt, PP has learned.

Jonathan Stapleton asks if the Workplace Retirement Income Commission will achieve its aims

Labour pensions spokeswoman Rachel Reeves has questioned the timing of the government's call for evidence on defined contribution regulation.

The Pensions Regulator is set to release a discussion paper on how to improve member outcomes from defined contribution schemes.

The Pensions Regulator's costs in the Bonas case are likely to have already exceeded the final amount of any contribution notice awarded, a lawyer says.