Think tank the Tony Blair Institute has proposed replacing the state pension with a ‘Lifespan Fund’ that can be withdrawn from before retirement. The TBI also proposed replacing the triple lock with...
As the Pension Scheme Act moves onto the statute books there will be swathe of new consultations issued over the next year, covering a number of key DC and DB pension reforms....
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out its new code of practice for collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes in Parliament today. This follows a recent consultation on an updated code of practice...
The Pension Schemes Bill was finally approved by the House of Lords on Tuesday evening, following a further watering down of the mandation clause, and is now set to receive Royal Assent...
Further updated wording to the Pension Schemes Bill regarding government powers to mandate pension scheme investment practices was not enough to persuade the House of Lords to pass the legislation. This is...
The Royal Mail Pension Scheme contract overseen by Capita has been axed by the government after the firm allegedly failed to meet key technological milestones for the project. Nick Thomas-Symonds, paymaster general...
Trustees should be required to take professional exams to drive higher standards across the industry according to the president of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). Speaking at the organisation's DC and master...
HMRC has confirmed transitional regulations for accessing pension funds for those who turn 55 in the next couple of years. But its proposed changes have been criticised by advisers who say they...
Proposed government powers to mandate pension scheme investment have again been defeated in the House of Lords, as the impasse between the peers and the Labour majority in the Commons drags on....
The Department of Work and Pensions has announced that Emma Douglas will become the new chair of The Pensions Regulator. Her five year role will start on the 1 July, when the...
