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The organisation that represents national pension fund associations in Europe has set up a group to give cross-border pension schemes a greater say in regulation and legislation.

HMRC has urged the pensions industry to continue to work closely with it to stamp out pensions liberation.

This week respondents support the Office of Fair Trading’s decision not to refer the DC market, but call for a cap on charges, and question the value of investment consultants

Cumbria Pension fund and London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Pension Fund have joined the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF).

Pension liberation vehicles are often set up as occupational schemes to circumvent the need for Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) or professional trustee credentials, counsel for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has argued.

An independent financial adviser (IFA) behind a number of suspected pension liberation vehicles appeared to be "playing fast and loose" in setting up the schemes, the High Court has heard.

HM Treasury is warning that a two year delay in raising the pension age in Scotland could cost the country £1.4bn.

Partnership has announced Guy Horton as its chief pricing officer to develop its technical and market pricing to boost new business.

Almost half of employers (46%) think their workers do not appreciate company pension contributions, according to research from Hargreaves Lansdown.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has pledged to build on its relationship with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to better understand fraud and to monitor micro-schemes more closely.