DWP

Jonathan Stapleton looks at this summer's developments in pensions regulation, and asks what has happened to the August lull.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting to resolve an "anomaly" where recipients of bridging pensions who enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) receive a higher rate of compensation for the rest of their life.

It has been a busy year for pensions policy and regulation, and there is still a lot in the pipeline for 2017. PP has compiled a list of what to watch out for before Christmas.

Over 80% of workers who qualify for automatic enrolment (AE) believe a workplace pension is good for them, a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) survey has revealed.

This week's top stories included Tom McPhail calling on occupational pension schemes to get involved in a working group attempting to reduce delays in transfers.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed it will ban early exit charges for savers eligible to access the pension freedoms.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is consulting on whether auto-enrolment (AE) regulations on the quality of defined benefit (DB) schemes are working properly.

Plans to raise the state pension age (SPA) to 68 seven years ahead of schedule by 2039 has been welcomed by the industry as a necessary move to reflect rising life expectancy and keep costs affordable.

This week's top stories include a landmark Supreme Court ruling on survivor benefits, DWP plans to launch a DB white paper in winter and a proposal the industry should design a pilot dashboard

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will publish a white paper on the future of defined benefit (DB) schemes this winter, which will cover consolidation and extra powers for the regulator.