Regulation

Dominic Harris, a specialist pension lawyer, has been appointed as the new Pensions Ombudsman. The Department of Work and Pensions confirmed that Harris will take over when the current Ombudsman Anthony Arter...

Asset managers working in private markets are failing to provide their clients with the information they need to effectively manage climate risks, pension consultants warn. Research by Hymans Robertson warns that this...

DB trustees and scheme managers must take action now to ensure the eventual move to pensions dashboards is as straightforward as possible, according to Hymans Robertson. This warning comes as the pension...

Mercer is the latest consultancy firm to warn that proposed government regulations will accelerate the demise of DB schemes -  potentially causing problems for sponsors, trustees and DC schemes. In a strongly...

New DB regulations will force employers into a ‘one-size-fits-all-straightjackets’, which could leave some sponsors facing insolvency, according to consultants LCP. It says introducing a cut-off date for schemes to reach funding targets...

Fintech provider Tumelo is calling for the Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) UK Stewardship Code to be updated, to ensure pension schemes engage with members on ESG issues. It says an improved code...

Public opinion is not broadly supportive of government plans to encourage pension schemes to invest in assets, infrastructure or projects to boost the UK economy, preferring a focus on pure investment returns....

The Department of Work and Pensions has published a new consultation on two issues relating to the pensions dashboards.  These cover the way in which the ‘go-live’ date will be announced, alongside...

The financial position of the UK’s DB schemes continued to improve this month, with schemes eligible for the Pension Protection Fund reporting an aggregate fund surplus of £261.6bn at the end of...