Steve Webb
Law and Regulation
The government has confirmed its much anticipated review into auto-enrolment (AE) will take place in 2017, and has revealed what it will cover.
12 December 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Steve Webb looks at the potential impact of a new measure of inflation called CPIH.
16 November 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
MPs are considering a wide range of views on how to solve the DB 'crisis'. James Phillips rounds up the responses.
28 October 2016
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7 min read
Industry
Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz think allowing people to use pensions to buy homes is a bad idea.
13 October 2016
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The estimated value of a defined benefit (DB) transfer grew by a modest £2,000 over September, according to Xafinity.
13 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs more funding and staff rather than a larger suite of powers, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.
12 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Tax relief reductions have lowered the allure of pensions relative to other savings products, potentially costing the government billions of pounds in lost tax revenue over the long term.
12 October 2016
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3 min read
Industry
This week we want to know if people should be able to use their pensions to buy homes and if fears that NEST will become a monopoly are justified.
10 October 2016
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1 min read
Industry
This week's most read stories include TPR protecting members of a DB scheme accidentally converted to DC, and the FCA fining Aviva £8.2m for failing to protect client assets.
07 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The government will not allow conditional indexation even if it is recommended by the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) inquiry, Steve Webb has claimed.
06 October 2016
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2 min read
