The Work and Pensions Committee has launched a wide-ranging inquiry to examine whether the UK welfare and pension systems adequately support the growing numbers of self-employed and gig economy workers, and how it might be adapted to suit their needs....
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has begun formal enforcement action against a number of key protagonists and companies involved in the British Home Stores (BHS) saga.
The biggest stories were MPs being told a rescue plan for Bernard Matthews appeared to dump the DB scheme, and why 'salami slicing' pensions tax relief could cost the government billions.
The Transparency Taskforce (TTF) has called on the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) to establish an inquiry into costs and charges for savers.
The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) is to be involved in selecting future chairpersons of The Pensions Regulator (TPR), it has been revealed.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have both called for the watchdog to have stronger and more punitive regulatory powers.
The pre-pack administration arrangement for turkey producer Bernard Matthews seems to have been designed to “dump” its pension scheme, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.
Shajahan Alam says giving DB schemes flexibility to reduce inflation linkage sounds a lot simpler than it would be in practice.
The government will not allow conditional indexation even if it is recommended by the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) inquiry, Steve Webb has claimed.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has moved closer towards demanding mandatory clearance of corporate transactions in certain circumstances.