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General Election 2017

Frank Field to resume select committee chairman role
Frank Field to resume select committee chairman role

Frank Field will return to the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) as chairman following the general election, it has been confirmed.

  • Appointments
  • 07 July 2017
Transfer values plummet to lowest level since November
Transfer values plummet to lowest level since November

Volatile gilt yields saw the estimated average defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) transfer value fall by £9,000 over June, Xafinity has said.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 July 2017
Have your say: Would pensions be worse off without a pensions minister?
Have your say: Would pensions be worse off without a pensions minister?

This week we want to know whether you think pensions would be worse off if the government had never had a specific pensions minister.

  • Industry
  • 04 July 2017
DUP forces Tories to maintain triple lock in vote deal
DUP forces Tories to maintain triple lock in vote deal

The Conservative Party has abandoned dropping the triple lock on the state pension in order to secure a confidence and supply deal with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 June 2017
Cold-calling ban will not see light of day this parliament
Cold-calling ban will not see light of day this parliament

The hung parliament means planned measures to mitigate scams will be kicked down the road, the industry has told PP.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 June 2017
Government to introduce bill for merged guidance bodies
Government to introduce bill for merged guidance bodies

The Conservative minority government has set out its plans for a bill to merge the Money Advice Service (MAS), The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and Pension Wise.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 June 2017
Updated: Guy Opperman named as minister for pensions and financial inclusion
Updated: Guy Opperman named as minister for pensions and financial inclusion

Guy Opperman has been named as parliamentary under-secretary for pensions and financial inclusion following the post-election reshuffle.

  • Industry
  • 15 June 2017
Tory policies on triple lock and state pension age most at threat
Tory policies on triple lock and state pension age most at threat

PP research shows government polies on triple lock and state pension age review are most likely to fall away.

  • Industry
  • 15 June 2017
Union calls on David Gauke to delay state pension age increase
Union calls on David Gauke to delay state pension age increase

A "period of stability" for the state pension age is needed and so the government should postpone any increase decision, the union Prospect has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 June 2017
Richard Harrington moved to new department in post-election reshuffle
Richard Harrington moved to new department in post-election reshuffle

Richard Harrington has been reshuffled into the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) following last week's general election.

  • Appointments
  • 14 June 2017
Which Tory pension policy is most at threat after election result?
Which Tory pension policy is most at threat after election result?

This week we want to know which single Conservative policy on pensions is most at threat from the result of the election.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 June 2017
How the markets will react to a weak government
How the markets will react to a weak government

Political uncertainty is back after the shock general election result, with the markets pricing in a softer Brexit. Watch out for the impact on sterling and gilt yields, warns Stephanie Baxter

  • Investment
  • 12 June 2017
David Gauke named as work and pensions minister
David Gauke named as work and pensions minister

David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions minister in Theresa May's first reshuffle since the general election which lost the Conservative Party's majority.

  • Appointments
  • 12 June 2017
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt

The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 June 2017
Flat rate of tax relief could save government £13bn
Flat rate of tax relief could save government £13bn

Introducing a flat rate of tax relief at 20% could save the Treasury up to £13bn, according to calculations by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 June 2017
Mind the gap: what's fundamentally missing from the party manifestos
Mind the gap: what's fundamentally missing from the party manifestos

The People's Pensions's Darren Philp says he is "disappointed" at the lack of vision in the political party manifestos for General Election 2017 - and urges the industry to lay down the gauntlet of reform at the feet of the next government.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 June 2017
SNP pledges to push for AE extension and survivor benefit equality
SNP pledges to push for AE extension and survivor benefit equality

The Scottish National Party (SNP) has promised to put pressure on the next government to extend automatic enrolment (AE) to the self-employed and low paid.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2017
Conservative manifesto gets stamp of approval
Conservative manifesto gets stamp of approval

The industry believes the Conservative proposals for pensions are the best approach, with some stating the commitment to ditch the triple lock is a 'bold but correct' move.

  • Industry
  • 26 May 2017
Have your say: Which party has the best pensions manifesto?
Have your say: Which party has the best pensions manifesto?

This week we want to know which of parties that have published their manifestos have the best pension policies, and if you have changed your mind on Brexit.

  • Industry
  • 23 May 2017
Tory plan to water down state pension inflation protection divides industry
Tory plan to water down state pension inflation protection divides industry

The Conservative Party's plan to replace the state pension triple lock with a double lock has provoked mixed responses.

  • Industry
  • 18 May 2017
Industry cautiously welcomes Lib Dems' promise to review tax relief
Industry cautiously welcomes Lib Dems' promise to review tax relief

The Liberal Democrats' pledge to review the pension tax relief system with an aim to introduce a flat rate has received a lukewarm response from pension professionals.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 May 2017
UPDATED - Conservative Party manifesto: The pensions pledges in full
UPDATED - Conservative Party manifesto: The pensions pledges in full

The Conservative Party has unveiled its manifesto for the General Election 2017. Here are the pension pledges in full...

  • Industry
  • 18 May 2017
Lib Dems launch manifesto pledging tax relief review and equalisation of survivor benefits
Lib Dems launch manifesto pledging tax relief review and equalisation of survivor benefits

The Liberal Democrats have promised to launch a review of pensions tax relief with an aim of introducing a single rate if they win the snap general election.

  • Industry
  • 17 May 2017
ABI to launch interim phase of pension dashboard project
ABI to launch interim phase of pension dashboard project

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) is set to establish and lead an interim phase of the pensions dashboard project to ensure it does not lose 'momentum' during the election.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 17 May 2017
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