Regulation

The Supreme Court has dismissed the Department for Work and Pensions' appeal in the long running Bridge v Yates case.

FSA guidance on giving pensions transfer advice to members of defined benefit occupational pension schemes as part of an enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise is out of date, consultancy Aon Hewitt says.

Standard Life's former managing director of corporate, Gerry O'Neill, has been suspended from his role at the firm.

Draft guidance on auto-enrolment certification does not clarify nuances around salary sacrifice and opt-out inducements, leaving some employees in a "netherworld", a lawyer said.

Financial secretary to the Treasury Mark Hoban has confirmed the government is on track to begin paying compensation to Equitable Life victims before the end of June.

The Pensions Bill has moved to the House of Commons with one additional amendment: to strengthen the regulatory framework of the alternative certification model.

Prudential has won its High Court dispute with members of its pension scheme over changing the basis on which it granted discretionary increases to pensions in payment.

The Prudential has written to 39,000 customers saying it valued their pensions incorrectly.

Advisers and providers will need to prepare for a barrage of legislation over the coming year. Steve Groves looks at some of the issues they will need to be aware of

The switch from RPI to CPI for pension indexation moved one step further in the legislative process yesterday after it was approved in the House of Lords.