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Guy Opperman reappointed as pensions minister following cabinet reshuffle
Guy Opperman reappointed as pensions minister following cabinet reshuffle

Guy Opperman has held onto his role as minister for pensions and financial inclusion after an action-packed cabinet reshuffle yesterday.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 February 2020
WPC letter urges government to legislate for pensions dashboard
WPC letter urges government to legislate for pensions dashboard

The chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee Frank Field has written a letter to the pensions minister urging him to commit now to legislation for the pensions dashboard.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 01 December 2018
Updated: Amber Rudd named work and pensions secretary
Updated: Amber Rudd named work and pensions secretary

Former home secretary Amber Rudd is to return to the cabinet as work and pensions secretary after the resignation of Esther McVey.

  • Appointments
  • 16 November 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included proposed draft regulations in a no-deal Brexit which would make scheme investments illegal, and Esther McVey's resignation as secretary of state.

  • Industry
  • 16 November 2018
Esther McVey resigns as secretary of state
Esther McVey resigns as secretary of state

Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey has resigned from the government.

  • Industry
  • 15 November 2018
Budget 2018: PPF and schemes to fall in insolvency priority ladder
Budget 2018: PPF and schemes to fall in insolvency priority ladder

Defined benefit (DB) schemes and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) are set to receive even less in sponsor insolvencies as the Treasury moves the taxman higher up the repayment ladder.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 October 2018
Opperman: Government in 'daily contact' with industry over dashboard
Opperman: Government in 'daily contact' with industry over dashboard

The government is "in daily contact" with industry figures over the pensions dashboard as it prepares for the roll-out and its feasibility report, Guy Opperman has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 October 2018
TPR and PLSA reveal AE contribution hike has had minimal impact on opt-outs
TPR and PLSA reveal AE contribution hike has had minimal impact on opt-outs

The increase in minimum auto-enrolment (AE) contributions has had little impact on opt-out rates - with cessations after April increasing by less than two percentage points, data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 15 October 2018
Three quarters of NEST members want their pensions invested responsibly
Three quarters of NEST members want their pensions invested responsibly

A survey conducted by NEST highlights its members' views on responsible investment. Kim Kaveh explores the data

  • Investment
  • 05 October 2018
Esther McVey: Dashboard will 'build on' DWP's state pension tool
Esther McVey: Dashboard will 'build on' DWP's state pension tool

Esther McVey has reiterated the government's support for an industry-led pensions dashboard as she praised the success of auto-enrolment (AE).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 01 October 2018
'Scrap AE in no-deal Brexit to help businesses', suggests home secretary
'Scrap AE in no-deal Brexit to help businesses', suggests home secretary

Home secretary Sajid Javid has called for auto-enrolment (AE) to be scrapped as part of a "shock and awe strategy" should the UK fail to reach a Brexit deal, according to reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 September 2018
NEST appoints CFO to trustee board as it continues move to unitary structure
NEST appoints CFO to trustee board as it continues move to unitary structure

NEST has appointed its chief financial officer (CFO) Richard Lockwood as a member of its reshaped trustee board which unites executives and non-executives.

  • Appointments
  • 14 September 2018
Concerns remain over govt support for dashboard after McVey's statement
Concerns remain over govt support for dashboard after McVey's statement

The government's announcement that it will support the industry in delivering the pensions dashboard has been met with mixed reaction, after months of uncertainty about the project's future.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 September 2018
Esther McVey allays dashboard fears and backs industry to deliver
Esther McVey allays dashboard fears and backs industry to deliver

Work and pensions secretary Esther McVey has backed the pensions industry to deliver the pensions dashboard after months of uncertainty surrounding the project.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 September 2018
Millions could 'lose £15,000' if govt scraps pension dashboard
Millions could 'lose £15,000' if govt scraps pension dashboard

Some 10 million people in the UK stand to retire with £15,000 less if the government scraps the pension dashboard, according to research by 38 Degrees.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 August 2018
AMNT: An open letter to Esther McVey
AMNT: An open letter to Esther McVey

David Weeks calls on the secretary of state for work and pensions to meet with the AMNT to explore the long-term direction for pensions

  • Industry
  • 10 August 2018
Pensions dashboard petition attracts 125,000 signatures
Pensions dashboard petition attracts 125,000 signatures

A petition urging the government not to scrap its support for the pensions dashboard has attracted more than 125,000 signatures since its launch some three weeks ago.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 08 August 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included coverage of the Competition and Markets Authority's provisional decision following its investigation of investment consulting and fiduciary management.

  • Industry
  • 20 July 2018
14,000 people sign petition calling on government to retain dashboard support
14,000 people sign petition calling on government to retain dashboard support

A petition urging the government to not scrap its support for the pensions dashboard has garnered more than 14,000 signatures in two days.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 July 2018
McVey preparing to 'kill off' government dashboard support - reports
McVey preparing to 'kill off' government dashboard support - reports

Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey may end the government's involvement in the pensions dashboard project, according to reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 July 2018
TPR's new white paper powers could apply to Carillion retrospectively, says McVey
TPR's new white paper powers could apply to Carillion retrospectively, says McVey

The secretary of state for work and pensions has told MPs clawback and avoidance measures could be imposed for the people responsible for driving Carillion over the cliff.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 March 2018
UPDATE 2 - DWP publishes DB white paper: Stronger powers for TPR, DB chair statements to be introduced
UPDATE 2 - DWP publishes DB white paper: Stronger powers for TPR, DB chair statements to be introduced

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will be given the power to fine company bosses who deliberately puts their defined benefit (DB) schemes at risk, the government has confirmed.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 March 2018
White paper to be announced this week; Pensions neglect to become criminal offence
White paper to be announced this week; Pensions neglect to become criminal offence

A new criminal offence of neglecting pension responsibilities will be announced in a pensions white paper this week, the prime minister has confirmed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 March 2018
The [pension] politician's fallacy
The [pension] politician's fallacy

"We must do something, this is something, therefore we must do this," is the politician's fallacy famously expounded by Sir Humphrey Appleby in the BBC sitcom Yes, Prime Minister.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 January 2018
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