Guy Opperman

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know how you would rate Guy Opperman's performance as pensions and financial inclusion minister after his first year in the post, and whether you believe geopolitical risk will increase or decrease over the next...

The bill creating a new single financial guidance body and introducing provisions for a ban on pension cold-calling has received Royal Assent today.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) expects to consult on trustees' legal duties to consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks from next month.

Delegate places at Pensions and Benefits UK (PBUK) are filling up fast - with over 600 scheme representatives having registered for PP's flagship event so far.

Existing master trusts will be forced to pay £41,000 when applying for authorisation under the upcoming regime, the government has confirmed.

The government is "minded to assist" any collective defined contribution (CDC) proposal that may arise from Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), Guy Opperman has said.

Industry should be aware to not jump to conclusions when assuming the defined benefit (DB) system is "broken," according to the pensions and financial inclusion minister.

Defined contribution (DC) schemes will face new duties to disclose investment costs and charges as the government presses ahead with a bid to build a more transparent and trustworthy pensions sector.

David Weeks says it is important for regulators and policymakers to involve MNTs in the pensions dashboard and 21st Century Trusteeship initiatives.

Industry experts are calling on the government to act quickly on new pensions dashboard legislation. The DWP is looking at how to do it amid Brexit constraints, writes Kim Kaveh