House of Lords

Some 20 master trusts will not apply for authorisation with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) by the 1 October deadline to operate in the market, Baroness Peta Buscombe has said.

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

253 to 205 defeat

Coverage of the growth of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) deficit is 'scaremongering', former pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann has told the House of Lords.

Planned regulations for master trusts may now include a requirement for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to introduce a "funder of last resort".

As the Pension Schemes Bill contains measures to beef up master trust regulation Helen Morrissey asks how the industry can support this market.

The long awaited Pension Schemes Bill to boost master trust regulation has been published. Michael Klimes looks at what it means for providers and the regulator

The "almost total takeover" of pension policy by the Treasury has been described as "profoundly concerning" by Royal London director of policy Steve Webb.

Protections must be included in the local government pension scheme (LGPS) reforms to prevent the Treasury from influencing the pools' investment decisions, according to a Lords' debate.

George Osborne has been having a big say in pensions policy since Budget 2014. Owain Thomas explains that this could be set for a further five years.