The government is to mandate the use of simpler annual benefit statements for defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, in a bid to improve savers’ understanding of their position, but implementation of an online pensions dashboard has been pushed back to 2023

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published new guidance for trustees and employers on transferring to defined benefit (DB) ‘superfunds’, as PwC research suggests up to one million pension scheme members and £170bn of assets could take this route over the next decade

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its Covid-19 guidance, and from the start of next year defined contribution (DC) schemes and providers will need to report late contribution payments no later than 90 days after the due date, removing the exemption available earlier in the pandemic

The Treasury has confirmed that the minimum private pension age will increase from 55 to 57 in 2028, meaning that savers in late forties and those younger will now need to wait two years longer before accessing their pension

With over £30m reportedly lost to pension fraud over the past three years, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have launched a new advertising campaign, fronted by football commentator Clive Tyldesley, designed to show scammers the red card

The government is consulting on plans designed to ensure pension providers consider the risk of climate change on their investments, with trustees legally required to assess and report on the financial risks

In her second article on possible pension tax relief reform, LEBC’s Kay Ingram sees greater restrictions ahead as cost of Covid-19 becomes clearer with Spring Budget changes short-lived

As the government consults on the impact of pension tax relief on lower earners, LEBC’s Kay Ingram weighs the options, calling for greater automation

In our regular Q&A series from Croner Taxwise, tax adviser, Marsha Haywood explores where an individual may make a claim to set a rental business loss against their general income (pension income)

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has issued follow up Covid–19 guidance designed to highlight best practice for administrators as they navigate their way out of lockdown and businesses adopt new ways of working

The Treasury is consulting on how to plug a loophole in the way pensions tax relief operates, which means around 1.75m lower paid workers saving in a pension may end up in differing financial positions depending on how their scheme is administered

As the government begins to unwind its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme over the coming months, LEBC’s Kay Ingram looks at how pensions will be affected by the changes