PP show

Here they are... Some of the best pictures from the Professional Pensions Show 2011, held at London's ExCel Centre on Wednesday and Thursday last week.

Over regulation and being seen to "do the right thing" has overshadowed the only important thing to trustees - the employer covenant, a consultant says.

Professional scheme trustees should be "better regulated", according to an independent trustee firm.

Here it is. PP rounds up some of the top stories from the Professional Pensions Show 2011.

The tone of industry regulators is "aggressive and confrontational" rather than being collegiate with the industry, a lawyer says.

The Pensions Regulator has confirmed that addresses will remain under the category of common data and be subject to its stringent data targets.

Employers should see the upgrades to systems and processes required for auto-enrolment as an opportunity to improve pensions communications, the conference heard.

There is little hope government will not legislate to deal with the problem of guaranteed minimum pension equalisation, delegates heard.

TPR chief executive Bill Galvin tells PP what the industry needs to do ahead of the 2012 pension reforms.

The government are yet to develop a grand vision for pensions and should be prepared to resort to compulsion if auto-enrolment fails, delegates heard.