FCA

Torsten Bell takes on additional Budget responsibilities, pension firms invest in water infrastructure project, PAG urges MPs to back bill amendment

Statement aims to provide employers with ‘greater confidence’ to offer workplace schemes to employees

Industry must also develop ‘much deeper understanding’ of member needs

Some schemes struggle to identify who their members are, let alone providing them with good, or even fair, outcomes

Martin Richmond looks at the benefits and drawbacks of allowing early access to pensions

PLSA rebrands to Pensions UK, FCA targeted support plans, and Hymans launches sole trustee service

The Pensions Regulator says it wants to work with trustees to get this right

Easing the regulatory regime could ‘unlock the gates’ to support those not accessing advice

Regulator also asks trustees for views as to how they might want to provide targeted support

Nearly half of DC savers have never checked how much they have saved into their pension