Pensions Bill
Browne: Steve Webb's commitment to charge cap 'shamefully collapsed'
Steve Webb's commitment to introducing a charge cap on auto-enrolment (AE) schemes has "shamefully" collapsed, Labour's Lord Desmond Browne says.
Opposition fails to secure Pensions Bill pot follows member amendment
An opposition amendment that would have allowed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to rethink its pot follows member proposals has been narrowly defeated in the House of Lords.
Pot follows member plans attacked by broad coalition
Organisations representing employers, consumers, workers and the elderly have joined the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) in urging the government to rethink its commitment to pot follows member.
Govt publishes Pensions Bill amendment on transaction cost disclosure
The government has proposed an amendment to the Pensions Bill which will pave the way for regulations requiring the disclosure of transaction costs to scheme members.
Govt to add charge disclosure requirements to Pensions Bill
The government will introduce transparency requirements on transaction charges in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes, pensions minister Steve Webb has announced.
Webb: Job moves will not automatically trigger pot follows member transfers
Pots follows member transfers will not be automatically triggered by a member moving jobs, pensions minister Steve Webb says.
Qualifying period for single-tier pension set at 10 years
People will have to build up at least 10 years of National Insurance payments or equivalent credits to be eligible for the single-tier state pension.
TPR sets out how it will balance statutory obligations
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has opened a consultation on defined benefit (DB) regulation, setting out how it will pursue its new objective to minimise the impact of scheme funding on employer growth.
McClymont tables amendment for TPR charges register
Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill in order to force providers to fully disclose charges to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Labour pushes to make annuity broking legal requirement
The use of an annuity broker at retirement could be written into the latest version of the Pensions Bill after Labour tabled an amendment to the legislation.
Government proposes Pensions Bill amendments to allow charge cap
The government has tabled amendments to the Pensions Bill 2013 that will allow it to impose a charge cap on schemes.
Pensions Bill 'side-effect' could put corporate trustees out of business
An "unintended consequence" of the Pensions Bill could put entire corporate trustees out of business if a director is prohibited from overseeing a scheme.
Govt to remove lump sum benefit for state pension deferral
Pensions minister Steve Webb is to use the Pensions Bill to change the structure of benefits given to people who delay taking the state pension.
Govt to publish DC quality standards call for evidence today
The government will today publish a call for evidence into quality standards in workplace defined contribution (DC) schemes.
Greens table amendment to Pensions Bill for same-sex scheme equality
The Green Party has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill that would grant civil partners the same right as married couples to survivors' pensions.
ACA launches pension trends survey
The Association of Consulting Actuaries has launched its latest Pension trends survey, which will gather information and opinions on auto-enrolment and the Pensions Bill.
Labour tables Pensions Bill amendment giving TPR power to force scheme mergers
Labour has tabled an amendment to the Pensions Bill which would give The Pensions Regulator (TPR) the power to force trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes to merge.
Government to get power to exempt some workers from AE
The government has added a clause to the Pensions Bill that could exempt companies from having to auto-enrol staff who would not benefit from being put into a scheme.
Tory MP says Pensions Bill fails on charges
The draft Pensions Bill does not do enough to protect consumers from obtuse and excessive charges, a Conservative MP claims.
TPR's funding statement: Give the regulator credit where it's due
Jack Jones says the regulator has got it right
Consultancy charging ban 'less dramatic than it sounds'
The move to ban consultancy charging is "less dramatic than it sounds" as most of the charges that can end up with the employer's adviser remain unaffected, according to a consultant.
DWP gets power to ban ETVs
The government will be given the power to ban incentivised transfer exercises under the Pensions Bill published today.
Pensions Bill spells out TPR employer objective
The government has set out the exact phrasing of The Pensions Regulator's new employer growth objective.
Queen's Speech confirms flat-rate state pension in April 2016
The Pensions Bill will introduce a £144 flat-rate state pension from April 2016, the Queen's Speech confirmed today.