On the go: The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting a Hampshire-based businessman for failing to provide it with details of the companies he owns.
Schemes still lagging on cyber security
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August 19, 2019
A leading cyber-security expert says pension schemes are still behind the rest of the financial services sector in protecting members, despite increasing awareness and realism about the threat of online criminals.
Multiple tax treatments create yet another gap
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August 14, 2019
Editorial: Never underestimate the power of well-organised workers providing a public service, even when faced with a chancellor whose conservative idols took on the trades unions.
Global Pensions Wrap: August 10 edition
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August 9, 2019
From a California investment adviser pleading guilty to embezzlement, to the Turkish military's interest in British Steel - the global headlines from around the FT this week.
5 million still at risk from scams, TPR warns
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August 7, 2019
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has warned that as many as five million savers are still at risk from pension scammers, as it renews its commitment to fighting fraudsters alongside the Financial Conduct Authority.
HSBC scheme agrees £7bn longevity swap package
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August 6, 2019
On the go: Trustees of the HSBC Bank UK Pension Scheme have agreed the second-largest longevity swap in UK history, insuring £7bn of the scheme's liabilities against living too long.
Looming Brexit sees slowdown in LDI derisking trend
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August 6, 2019
On the go: Interest rate and inflation hedging activity by UK pension schemes saw a dramatic slump in the second quarter of 2019, although experts said this was more likely due to Brexit "frontloading" than a sustained slowdown.
British American Tobacco strikes £3.4bn buy-in deal
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August 1, 2019
On the go: British American Tobacco's UK pension scheme has agreed a buy-in covering both pensioners and deferred members, the third largest struck to date.
Select committee presses govt on superfund commitment
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July 30, 2019
On the go: The Work and Pensions Committee has voiced its concerns about the government allowing the creation of defined benefit superfunds in the absence of a dedicated regulatory regime.
Future commissioner joins calls for Welsh pool to divest fossil fuels
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July 30, 2019
On the go: A Welsh Assembly-appointed commissioner in charge of protecting future generations has called for the country's public sector pension funds to withdraw from fossil fuel investments.