Regulation

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...

Former pensions secretary Guy Opperman believes the Value for Money framework in its current form should be scrapped entirely from the Pension Schemes Bill, labelling it as “basket case” legislation. Opperman was...

The Prudential Regulation Authority is to target areas including emerging risks from geopolitical trends and stress tests focused on private markets in its business review for the 2026/2027 financial year. The Bank...

Ros Altmann is a Member of the House of Lords and a longstanding pensions campaigner The House of Lords will vote on Pension Schemes Bill during a legislative ‘ping pong’ on Monday...

Government power to mandate pension funds on how to invest savers money is set to become law after the Labour majority in the Commons struck down attempts by the Lords to remove...

The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to take action against Hartley Pensions and an individual involved at the firm due to alleged withdrawals taken from customer pension funds. Hartley was...

Smart Pension has come out in support of the mandation clause of the Pension Schemes Bill in its current form, as the legislation returns to the Commons for a final vote on...

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...