Financial Conduct Authority

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) must ditch the methodology used to calculate transaction costs incurred by investment of defined contribution (DC) funds as a matter of urgency, the Investment Association (IA) says.

As the volume of transfer value requests grows, trustees must decide whether to take a minimalist or proactive approach with members. James Phillips explores the pros and cons.

In a hard-hitting interview with Stephanie Baxter, the former chairman of Carillion Pension Trustees explains why he thinks a blame culture and too much red tape are damaging pensions and why he feels regulators are getting it wrong.

The average annual pension withdrawal rate jumped more than one percentage point between 2016/17 and 2017/18, according to the latest data from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Jo Hill as its first executive director of strategy and risk.

Just under 20% of firms know of one or more employees that have been victims of a pension scam, a Barnett Waddingham study has found.

Some 56% of defined contribution (DC) asset managers do not believe they will have transaction cost information in time for pension funds' March year-end statements, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) research.

This week's top stories included the 'Buck' name being revived as Conduent sold off the HR consulting business to a private equity investor.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have launched a refreshed ScamSmart campaign to warn savers about unsolicited pension communications.

MPs have again been warned that it may become illegal to pay private pensions to expat Britons if the government fails to secure a Brexit deal.