Work and Pensions Committee (WPC)
Defined Benefit
Letter sent to WPC chair says a ‘societal opportunity’ is there for a long term approach
14 November 2023
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
WPC chair says government needs to boost legislation to tackle paid-for ads
13 October 2021
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
Information request to FCA reveals ‘dramatic difference’ in client decisions
28 June 2021
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1 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim chair Sarah Smart has tried to reassure MPs that no conflict of interest will arise from her husband’s role at the British Airways pension schemes.
22 April 2021
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2 min read
Industry
Police and regulators need greater resources to tackle the rising threat of pension scams, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told, so the industry should also play its part in reporting all suspected scam activity.
06 January 2021
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has asked the industry for “workable solutions” to address the problem of problem of proliferating small pension pots.
31 July 2020
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Stephen Timms will table an amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill to allow schemes to pause transfers when a scam is suspected.
26 June 2020
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) has ordered a former owner of Norton Motorcycles to pay back £14m of pension fund monies that he had invested in the struggling sponsor.
25 June 2020
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3 min read
Appointments
Former pensions minister Stephen Timms has been elected chairman of the influential Work and Pensions Committee (WPC).
30 January 2020
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4 min read
