Regulation

Legal & General (L&G) has increased protection against pension liberation outfits after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and other bodies highlighted the plight of people taken in by such schemes.

The Association of Member Directed Pension Schemes (AMPS) has warned the Competition Commission and the Office of Fair Trading that Financial Services Authority (FSA) capital adequacy plans may threaten competition in the self-invested personal pension...

Insurance companies such as Standard Life and Resolution could lose out from a Financial Services Authority (FSA) probe into the £11bn annuities market, analysts said.

LIBERATION?

The Department for Work and Pensions has promised a better working relationship between the Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and said joint thematic reviews are planned.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) director has said the relationship between it and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs more work due to the differences between the organisations.

CRYSTAL BALL

DRIVING SEAT

As Chancellor George Osborne prepares to deliver his Autumn Statement on Wednesday, we look at some of the main measures he may announce.

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