This instrument makes various amendments to existing secondary legislation to change how the assets and liabilities of an occupational pension scheme can be valued as part of the assessment process for entry to the Pension Protection Fund. It also makes changes to the information a scheme has to provide when making an application to be reconsidered for entry to the Fund. (Date in force: 23/07/12)

Commons Library briefing papers on the Pensions Regulator’s powers to protect pension benefits and pensions scheme charges follow.

The FSA has published feedback received on their proposed guidance to Solvency II for unit- and index-linked pensions

Topics include: the recent platforms CP; information about gap-fill; FSA’s stance post-RDR on fund switches within pensions; and help with the independent and restricted advice requirements.

EIOPA has published Gabriel Bernardino’s slide presentation on the above-mentioned topic, given at the Pan European Pension Conference in Amsterdam o 26 June 2012.

This protocol has been created to ensure effective cooperation between competent authorities with respect to their obligations under Article 41 of MiFID. It is noted that the protocol will be kept under review in light of practical experience.

Pensions Minister Steve Webb has vowed to fight proposals to apply Solvency II rules to private 'defined benefit' pension schemes in the UK

This ABI report on long-term savings argues that the pensions industry needs to focus on three key themes, which will be the focus of ABI’s work going forward: successful implementation of automatic enrolment; “making the most” of the workplace in order to encourage savings (eg through corporate ISAs as flexible benefits) and considering a holistic view of financial needs in later life to cover long-term care needs as well as saving for retirement.

Pensions Regulator has published material intended to help providers, trustees and employers to deliver good outcome from savers from work-based DC pensions; a tool to help employers to check whether their existing DC scheme meets the minimum criteria for an automatic enrolment scheme as set out in legislation and a document setting out feedback on discussions on this topic with the industry.conducted since last December.