Society of Pension Consultants

Industry figures have backed calls for companies involved in mergers and acquisitions to disclose their intention for the target company pension scheme prior to the deal.

The Pensions Regulator should encourage smaller employers to explore the defined contribution market to fulfil auto-enrolment duties rather than favour NEST, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

Pushing ahead with early access proposals would have risked greater dependency on the state pension and left schemes and providers in a "bureaucratic tangle", the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Providers have largely welcomed the Financial Services Authority's Consultancy Charging Working Group's review, but emphasised the need for the resulting guidance to be non-prescriptive.

The industry has broadly welcomed the Treasury's upcoming consultation on allowing savers early access to their pension pots.

It is vital that DC pension schemes receive proper and regular attention. And, according to Kevin LeGrand, it is the consultant's responsibility to lead their client to the best outcome

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Cross-border passporting of schemes should be allowed between EU countries with similar social and labour law and pension systems, the Society of Pension Consultants says.

The findings of the independent review into the operation of auto-enrolment will be released next week, pensions minister Steve Webb confirms.