Regulation

The regulators’ final rounds of consultation on the Value for Money (VFM) reform package, due to come into effect in 2028, have been met with a hail of criticism, with some voices...

An amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill limiting the reserve power allowing the Government to direct the way pension funds invest is a welcome change, according to industry body Pensions UK. The...

Collective defined contribution pension schemes (CDCs) offer opportunities for better retirements than traditional DC schemes. That prize is eye-catching: the DWP’s own recent press release claimed “retirement incomes could increase by as...

The UK government is to give an annual payment of £70 to approximately one million individuals in net-pay schemes, two years after first offering to pay the compensation. People earning £10,000 or...

The Government is expected to remove the broad mandation powers from the Pension Schemes Bill when it returns to the House of Commons next week. This follows a series of amendments made...

Newly introduced rules by the US Department of Labour look to clarify fiduciary standards and safe harbour obligations for investments into alternatives by DC pension schemes in the US. The rules follow...

Almost a third of people have found transferring a pension ‘difficult’ or ‘fairly difficult’, with one in 10 giving up completely midway through the process because of these problems. This new research,...

The Government will bring in legislation to compel employers to publish details on ethnicity and disability pay gaps, alongside current gender pay reporting. In response to a consultation on this issue the...

The Labour majority in the House of Commons has pushed through its proposed changes to salary sacrifice, after the legislation had returned to the chamber following proposed changes in the House of...

The government has made no secret of its desire to use pensions to boost the economy. The problem, as the government sees it, is that British pension funds are not investing the...