All Work and Pensions Committee articles
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NewsPoliticians urge government to legislate for cost disclosure
Industry cost reporting templates will not be sufficient to provide full transparency for pension funds and savers, argues Work and Pensions Select Committee
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Politician demands answers over regulator’s oversight of USS
Frank Field writes to the Pensions Regulator as dispute emerges between UK’s largest pension fund and a former trustee over valuation concerns
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Academics call for government inquiry into USS governance
More than 1,000 UK-based professors and university staff have demanded action over governance concerns at the UK’s largest pension fund
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Regulator responds to call for 'swift action' over UK media group sale
Regulator says it cannot stop a ‘pre-pack’ administration deal taking place
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UK government to pursue additional primary legislation for CDC
Government sets out plan for autumn consultation in response to select committee
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UK politicians launch cost transparency inquiry
Work and Pensions Select Committee draws together its previous work and regulatory findings for new probe
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Royal Mail CDC plan ‘could transform UK landscape’
Work and Pensions Select Committee calls for government to enable collective DC arrangements
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Accounting roundup: UK politician demands answers over BHS audit
Plus: Updated good practice guide for pension accounting; SIG faces investigation; FRC names firms under review
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UK government rejects call for default at-retirement option
Default decumulation products not in the spirit of pension freedoms
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UK roundup: Retailer faces political pressure over pension funding [updated]
Plus: Mothercare schemes set to exit PPF as restructuring is agreed; FTSE 350 schemes near full funding
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Pressure building on UK audit regulator’s leadership as inquiry begins
Sir John Kingman has begun gathering evidence for his review of the Financial Reporting Council
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Industry hits back at UK proposal for scheme funding requirements
DB white paper’s proposals for clearer, simpler funding regime is not necessary, industry and unions argue
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Carillion disclosures used as 'good practice' 12 months before bankruptcy
FRC’s Financial Reporting Lab reflected views of investors, regulator says
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Government must ensure cultural change at UK regulator, say politicians
MPs set out stance on TPR and other regulators in report on collapse of Carillion
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Sainsbury’s-Asda deal to come under regulatory scrutiny
The Pensions Regulator steps in after intervention from parliamentary committee
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Royal Mail presents government with alternative paths to CDC
Letter to Work and Pensions Select Committee outlines easier route to the first private sector collective DC fund
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Parliamentary committee launches ‘inquiry’ into DB reform plans
Work and Pensions Committee wants to influence government consultation on DB white paper proposals
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UK’s biggest union fights DB closures at water and car companies
Anglian Water, United Utilities, Bentley all considering changes to pension arrangements
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Report outlines the pros and cons of collective DC
The Dutch experience could “usefully inform the thinking on the legal and regulatory framework for a UK CDC scheme”, authors argue.
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Pension dashboard should be taken out of private sector, say MPs
Competition between options ‘would add complexity to a problem crying out for simplicity’
