Regulation

The Department of Work and Pensions has confirmed that the Single Finance Guidance Body will be renamed the Money and Pensions Service from April 6.  The SFGB was formed from the merger...

The Financial Conduct has appointed Richard Lloyd, founding trustee of the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute, to its board. Lloyd will take up the role of non-executive director at the start...

The FCA has published a consultation on proposed new rules surrounding disclosure of costs of workplace pension schemes and has moved to address the challenge of negative transaction costs caused by anti-dilution...

The FCA has accused asset managers and retail investment firms of communicating charges in a way that is ‘unfair, unclear or misleading’, meaning investors ‘can be confused and misled as to how...

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has confirmed that expats who have UK pensions will not treat these private savings plans as ‘cross border’ contracts.  This clarification may ease the minds...

The Pensions Regulator has charged a trustee with fraud by abuse of position, after he admitted transferring more than £280,000 of pension funds to support his own business and investments. The action...

Pension scams worth millions of pounds are being masterminded by criminal and fraudster families, according to new investigations.  The multi-agency Project Bloom - which involves government agencies, regulators and police forces around...

 The Government has confirmed it will legislate to introduce collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes.  Minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman says he will set out detailed proposals within the...

Pension experts have given a cautious welcome to new government plans to make it a criminal offence to “recklessly” underfund a workplace pension.  The work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd says that...

The Financial Conduct Authority has called for pension providers to offer default investment pathways for those accessing drawdown services without advice. It is inviting the industry to consult on these recommendations, which...