All Pension Schemes Bill articles
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NewsPensions UK and ABI launch last stand against mandation clause
“Now is the time to drop the reserve mandation power” from the Pension Schemes Bill, the industry trade body says, as the legislation reaches its final stages.
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NewsTPR urges trustees to design defaults around real-world saver patterns
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has urged trustees to rethink default pension design, warning that contribution patterns are more irregular than many schemes assume.
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OpinionTrusteeship and administration: Preparing for a consolidated future
David Fairs, a former TPR executive and now chair of the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA), looks into what the rapidly evolving pension landscape means for administration providers.
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OpinionAPPT: Turning reform into better outcomes and stronger trustee governance
As the pensions industry prepares for the wide-ranging impact of the Pension Schemes Bill, Rachel Croft, chair of the Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT), looks at what this means for regulation and governance.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: A storm in an investment teacup?
Are investment trusts as big a deal within the Pension Schemes Bill as some members of the House of Lords seem to think they are? Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve dons his cynical hat.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Probing amendments and Panglossian optimism
Nick reports from wet and windy Scotland (with trainee guide dog Jenny) as he and Tom dissect the Pension Schemes Bill’s journey through the House of Lords, and mull over what the US’s recent actions mean for portfolios.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: New year, same bill
In the first episode of 2026, Nick and Tom shake off the Christmas cobwebs as the Pension Schemes Bill faces serious Lords scrutiny. Plus: The LGPS grapples with Fit for the Future timescales, and we talk bulk annuities.
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OpinionScale in workplace pensions is good – but not at the expense of innovation
Darren Philp looks ahead to the Pension Schemes Bill’s latest stage in the House of Lords and hopes for a pragmatic approach to the scale test for workplace DC pension schemes.
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NewsFCA adds ‘dark green’ rating to VFM proposal in latest consultation
The regulator has stripped out some data points from its proposed value assessments and put forward a more nuanced four-point rating system for DC providers.
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NewsPension Schemes Bill mandation clause challenged again by peers
Members of the House of Lords have tabled a series of amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill challenging the government’s ‘mandation’ clause, in the latest challenge to the controversial power.
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NewsSPP, Stephenson Harwood bill amendment aims to clarify Virgin Media fix
Law firm Stephenson Harwood has successfully lobbied for a change to the Pension Schemes Bill to ensure wound-up sections of DB schemes are not inadvertently hit by the effect of the Virgin Media case ruling.
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FeaturesOutlook 2026: The changing face of DB endgame options
Defined benefit experts give their views on the challenges and opportunities presented by the Pension Schemes Bill and other industry developments.
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PodcastsAlways A Pensions Angle: Bells, Bills, and Brunel
Pour yourself some mulled wine and settle in as Nick and Tom dissect the wildest year in pensions for ages, from the Pension Schemes Bill to the LGPS reshuffle, megafunds to value for money.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we legislate
Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve is looking forward to a Christmas break after suffering from a case of legislation overload. Nobody tell him what’s in store next year, please…
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FeaturesDC outlook: Scale, value, and adequacy are top of the agenda
With the Pension Schemes Bill set to reshape the defined contribution (DC) landscape over the next decade, Pensions Expert asked experts about the challenges and opportunities awaiting the sector in 2026.
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NewsAviva to support surplus sharing into DC master trust
Aviva’s £15bn defined contribution master trust has launched a service to make it easier for defined benefit trustees to use surplus assets to top up DC benefits.
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OpinionLooking ahead: What to expect for the pensions industry in 2026
Looking ahead to 2026, there are some significant pensions developments on the horizon and some key existing ones which will be progressed – meaning it will likely be another busy year for pensions, as Gateley’s Michael Collins explains.
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FeaturesOutlook 2026: Beyond the Pensions Schemes Bill – lawyers eye key developments
Pensions Expert quizzes lawyers to find out what they expect to be the key issues that trustees and pension professionals should look out for in 2026.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: A pensions industry advent calendar
It’s been a busy year, as Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve discovers as he unveils a retirement policy-themed advent calendar.
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NewsFiduciary duty to get legislative overhaul to boost UK allocations [updated]
Torsten Bell has indicated that the government will legislate to bring fiduciary duty onto a firm statutory base, in a move that could negate the need for the Pension Schemes Bill’s controversial mandation power.