Regulation

The Association of British Insurers has appointed  David Otudeko as director of regulation. Otudeko joined the ABI in June 2021 as assistant director, head of prudential regulation and has been acting as...

The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed it will create a small pots consolidator, due to be in force by 2030, which will automatically merge deferred AE pensions of less than...

  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUNDTABLE SUPPLEMENT  These new VFM regulations will require schemes to benchmark themselves against competitors on three key metrics: costs and charges, investment performance,...

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A PDF OF THE ROUNDTABLE SUPPLEMENT  The new value for money regulations will require schemes to assess performance on a range of metrics, from investment performance to quality...

Members of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are concerned government plans to allow employers to extract surpluses could put their retirement at risk, according to new research.  The polling of 1,000 DB members, by Pension Insurance...

The surpluses accumulated in DB schemes are key to unlocking investment in the UK economy and kick-starting the government's growth agenda, according to a new report from the Social Market Foundation. The...

The Pensions Regulator has outlined how it aims to encourage UK economic growth while also protecting member interests.  Details of this new approach were set out in a letter to government, with...

SPONSORED COPY In the early 2010s, Australia’s pensions market faced a challenge familiar to the UK today: savers struggled to understand the true value of their pension providers. Australia took a pivotal...

The Financial Conduct Authority has launched its new five year strategy which reinforces its commitment to both support the UK economy and encourage investors to take more risk with their money. Both...

The insurance industry welcomed the initial findings of a Government-backed report into ill-heath and economic inactivity in the UK.  The Department of Work & Pensions has commissioned an ongoing “Keep Britain Working”...