Regulation

The code of conduct on annuities established by the Association of British Insurers is to be tightened after allegations some insurers were flouting the rules, according to reports.

The number of suspicious pension transfer requests with suspected links to liberation fraud is spiralling and the government must act decisively on the issue, Aviva has said.

Pensions minister Steve Webb plans to cap charges on auto-enrolment pension schemes at 0.75%.

The compulsory use of an annuity broker at retirement could be written into the latest version of the Pensions Bill after Labour tabled an amendment to the legislation.

The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has reported a 39% increase in overall complaints against financial products, with increases in claims related to self-invested person pensions (SIPPs), personal pensions and annuities.

The nine suspected liberation vehicles at the centre of the High Court pension liberation court case are occupational pension schemes, a judge has ruled.

RISK

The chairman of lobby group the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has called for a single regulator to cover the entire pensions industry.

The regulator's looming thematic review into the self-invested personal pension (SIPP) market could force a number of smaller players out, making it a "more comfortable" situation for the regulator, according to John Moret.

The regulator should crack down on self-invested personal pension (SIPP) providers that work with unregulated investment schemes promising above-average returns, according to one provider.