Regulation

It’s sad to see yet another missed opportunity to properly address social care. After the ravages of Covid-19 have shone such a vivid spotlight on the failings of the UK social care...

Trustees are optimistic about the progress being made on GMP equalisation with more than half (55 per cent) expecting to be making pensions in payment on an equalised basis by the end...

New regulatory rules aim to clamp down on “phoenixing” were firms close down their businesses to avoid paying customer compensation,  but then re-emerge under a different name. The Financial Conduct Authority is...

The Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) will develop a UK-wide pension framework, designed to support future policy analysis and decision making. This framework will track trends across the UK pensions sector and examine...

Dalriada Trustees has appointed Amanda Banister as a senior professional trustee. Banister joins from law firm DWF LLP where she was a partner in its pension practice. Prior to this she spent...

The concept of ‘value for money’ is a subject of perennial debates across financial services, which seldom result in meaningful agreement on what the phrase means. This has not stopped regulators putting VFM,...

The Financial Services Authority is consulting on whether pension providers should implement stronger ‘nudges’ to encourage savers to make an appointment with Pension Wise.  Pension Wise is a free guidance service providing...

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has launched a new DC transfer working group. This new group will aim to drive up standards in this area and will cover pension transfers between...

The Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund are proposing changes to the way DB schemes submit information annually on their investment strategy and assets held. The two bodies are proposing a new...

There is growing support among employers and pension professionals for new collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes. Research by Aon found that almost four out 10 (38 per cent) of employers would consider a...