Margaret Snowdon

Pension liberation fraudsters are targeting savers following the overhaul of defined contribution (DC) announced in this year's Budget, JLT executive Margaret Snowdon says.

Naomi Rainey talks to Margaret Snowdon about industry plans to tackle liberation fraud

Rachel Dalton looks at the reasons behind the lack of women on trustee boards, and how diversity can improve decision-making

Insurers and consultants have set up an industry-wide committee to develop a good practice guide for medically underwritten bulk annuity transactions.

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) is working on a new code of conduct for 2014 which will be focussed on the management and reporting of errors.

An industry-wide group of trustees, trade bodies, legal advisers, consumer representatives, providers and lawyers will clamp down on pension liberation.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its scheme returns to include questions on incentive exercises including enhanced transfer values (ETVs) and pension increase exchanges (PIE).

Industry experts have welcomed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) update on conditional data but bemoaned its plan not to set stringent targets for schemes.

The Incentive Exercises Monitoring Board (IEMB) is to conduct in-depth research into the practice after feedback from its forum showed positive reactions to its incentive exercise code.

The Pensions Administration and Standards Association (PASA) will officially launch its accreditation process after pilot schemes with the Royal Mail and Ensign come to an end.