Pensions

LGPS Central has appointed Mike Weston as its new chief executive. Weston will start in this new role on March 7, subject to FCA approval.  LGPS Central has also announced that John Burns...

Pension scams worth millions of pounds are being masterminded by criminal and fraudster families, according to new investigations.  The multi-agency Project Bloom - which involves government agencies, regulators and police forces around...

 The Government has confirmed it will legislate to introduce collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes.  Minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman says he will set out detailed proposals within the...

Almost eight out of 10 trustees and sponsors expect to convert guaranteed minimum pension (GMPs) into other benefits as part of the equalisation process, according to new research. Willis Towers Watson found...

New figures from the Department of Work and Pensions show that 10 million workers have now been automatically enrolled into a company pension scheme. This is seen as a significant milestone for...

Pension experts have given a cautious welcome to new government plans to make it a criminal offence to “recklessly” underfund a workplace pension.  The work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd says that...

The new STAR steering group - set up to effect improve the transfers of pensions and investments - has appointed Tom McPhail, the head of policy at Hargreaves Lansdown as its founding...

Half of all pension records contain errors, some of which are so fundamental that one in 20 people’s monthly payslips may be wrong, according to data from Pensionsync. The analysis found errors...

An accounts manager who attempted to conceal the fact that restaurants had not given their staff workplace pensions has been ordered to pay £5,000. Bradford-based Mansoor Nasir submitted false declarations of workplace...

The Department of Work and Pension is consulting on proposals designed to encourage DC pension schemes to invest in a wider range of assets. Under these proposals trustees of larger occupational DC...