Current news

December 2018

Five fold increase in people seeking information about pension scams

20-12-2018

Following an awareness campaign in the summer by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator (TPR) there has been a huge increase in people visiting the FCA...

November 2018

GMP equalisation

21-11-2018

On 26 October 2018, the High Court gave its judgment on the Lloyds case which concerned whether (and, potentially, how) members’ benefits should be adjusted to remove inequaliti...

September 2018

Petition to save Pensions Dashboard reaches over 100,000 signatures

05-09-2018

It was announced in the 2016 Budget that a Pensions Dashboard would be developed, with the expectation of being launched in 2019. It is hoped that this will allow individuals to...

August 2018

Tackling pension scams

03-08-2018

According to a recent survey undertaken by the Financial Conduct Authority, as many as one in four people in the UK have been targeted by pension or investment scammers in the l...

May 2018

New data protection regulation from 25 May 2018

23-05-2018

You will no doubt be aware that the new data protection regulation - General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR – is coming into effect on 25 May 2018. The Trustee holds informa...

April 2018

The Pensions Dashboard

24-04-2018

The government announced in the 2016 Budget that a Pensions Dashboard would be developed in order to allow individuals to view details of all their pension savi...

New phone number for TPAS

19-04-2018

TPAS provide free independent and impartial guidance to the public. Anyone can use this service and speak with a pension specialist without the need to book a prior appointment....

March 2018

The crack down on cold-calling intensifies

15-03-2018

The crack down on cold-calling continues to intensify. The Pensions Regulator (tPR) in collaboration with the police, recently carried out a number of investigations into pensio...

TPAS transfers all pension disputes to TPO

14-03-2018

It has been confirmed that the Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) will be moving its dispute resolution function to the Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) with effect from 1 April 2018....