Pensions Buzz

Agreement that gender and race inequalities need to be better addressed

Lay trustees should complete the PMI certificate of trusteeship as well as TPR’s toolkit

While trustees are split on whether compulsory knowledge should include a full regulatory understanding of the process of a pension transfer, many agree it could help better protect vulnerable savers.

Many trustees are not fully aware of the new requirements of The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) combined code of practice, giving them little time to prepare for change, Barnett Waddingham says.

In this week's Pensions Buzz we want to know how positive you feel about the direction of pensions regulation.

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if you think chair's statements are fit for purpose.

Professional Pensions asked its readers to describe the current state of the pensions industry in one word this week, eliciting a mix of predominantly gloomy adjectives.

Guidelines on what is and is not viewed as defined benefit (DB) trustees providing members with regulated advice need to be clearer, respondents to a Professional Pensions survey say.

The trustees of the BT Pension Scheme, Ford Pension Schemes, and the Marks and Spencer Pension Scheme have confirmed they will seek a judicial review of the decision to replace the Retail Prices Index (RPI) from 2030.

The scam ‘epidemic’ across the pensions industry needs better government intervention in the form of a specifically appointed minister, AJ Bell has reiterated.