Pot follows member

The success of the pot follows member policy will depend on better efficiency and cost control, according to Origo.

Natasha Browne looks at DWP's proposals for making pot follows member work in practice

Labour will continue to push through developments on an automatic transfer system if it wins the next general election, it has been confirmed.

The pensions industry must work together to establish an efficient and consistent transfer method or risk having a poorer version inflicted upon it by the regulator, Tom McPhail has said.

The Pensions Bill has received Royal Assent in Parliament, bringing reforms to state pension and the abolition of defined benefit (DB) contracting out closer.

Trust-based schemes and third-party administrators (TPAs) should adopt a common declaration process in order to reduce time and cost of transfers by up to 80%, Origo says.

An opposition amendment that would have allowed the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to rethink its pot follows member proposals has been narrowly defeated in the House of Lords.

Shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont says the pensions minister has not achieved all his goals

Opinion was split on the impact of the end of short service refunds for member costs.

Naomi Rainey asks how much the minister can achieve before May 2015