All Regulation articles – Page 34
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Net-zero targets present £350bn investment opportunity
On the go: Hitting the government’s net-zero climate change targets will present a £350bn investment opportunity over the next 30 years, according to an estimate by LCP.
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TPR puts £25m anti-avoidance case to bed
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has agreed a £25m settlement in its anti-avoidance case against the owners of bed manufacturer Silentnight, a sum not big enough to prevent its defined benefit scheme plunging into the Pension Protection Fund.
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One-year contribution holidays could spur economic recovery
On the go: Conservative peer Baroness Ros Altmann has recommended that the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announces a year-long contribution freeze for defined benefit scheme sponsors to boost business recovery.
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NewsTPR criticised for year-long delay in collection of ESG statements
A Conservative peer and former pensions minister has hit out at delays in the Pensions Regulator’s efforts to police the content of pension schemes’ statements of investment principles.
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Chancellor ponders lifetime allowance 'stealth tax'
On the go: Chancellor Rishi Sunak was reportedly planning to freeze the lifetime allowance for the rest of the current parliament, according to a report in the Times — a move that could see public sector workers hit hard.
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Judges to face immediate choice in McCloud solution
On the go: Members of the Judicial Pension Scheme will be subject to an immediate choice in 2022 in response to McCloud, in contrast to the rest of the public sector’s deferred choice underpin.
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Govt maintains current AE tests for DB and hybrid schemes
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions has concluded that the current tests used by defined benefit and hybrid schemes for auto-enrolment suitability are fit for purpose.
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Rolls-Royce Pension Fund closes to future accrual
On the go: The £9.3bn Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund has now closed to future accrual after conducting a consultation with members in 2020.
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TPR calls for neurodiversity to be promoted in D&I debate
On the go: Neurodiversity is “really important” to achieve diversity and inclusion in the pensions sector, according to David Fairs, executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsBT, Ford and M&S schemes consider legal challenge on RPI reform
The trustees of the BT, Ford and Marks and Spencer pension schemes have been granted an extension to the period in which they can consider filing for judicial review of the proposed alignment of the retail price index with the consumer price index including housing costs.
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NewsCan UK councils rent their own streets to fund pensions?
Several US public schemes have embraced unusual means of securing funding, including renting property to themselves. Although these tactics cannot be used across the Atlantic, the post-Covid landscape could see a variety of new strategies being deployed in the UK.
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Post-Brexit Solvency II reform an opportunity to free up capital
On the go: Brexit affords the UK an opportunity to revisit and reform Solvency II legislation, freeing up capital that can then be used to further the post-Covid economic recovery.
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Calls for DWP to change chair’s statement rules
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions is to publish a review of the effectiveness of defined contribution chair’s statements in April, which has prompted some specialists to call for a major rethink.
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PodcastsPodcast: Timms calls for pension transfer rules change
Podcast: The current law governing transfers is not fit for purpose and there are too many bodies involved in handling pension scams, according to Work and Pensions Committee chair Stephen Timms.
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First UK Bus hikes deficit payments to £33m after TPR intervention
On the go: Intervention by the Pensions Regulator has resulted in First UK Bus increasing deficit repair contributions to its defined benefit scheme from £18m to £33m a year.
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NewsOpinion split on Pension Schemes Act implications
A survey carried out as part of a webinar by law firm Sackers has laid bare a deep divide in the industry over powers afforded by the Pension Schemes Act.
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TPR pledges guidance after royal assent for Pension Schemes Act
On the go: The Pensions Regulator welcomed the Pension Schemes Act receiving royal assent on Thursday, with chief executive Charles Counsell looking forward to the “strong package of measures” it provides and pledging guidance for how they will be used.
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NewsNormal minimum pension age set to increase to 57 in 2028
HM Treasury outlined plans on Thursday confirming the government’s intention to raise the normal minimum pension age from 55 to 57 in April 2028, while devising a “protection regime” that ensures some scheme members retain their current rights.
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NewsJudicial review could hold up public sector exit payment reform
The High Court is to hear challenges brought by a number of public sector unions to the £95,000 exit payment cap, after permission for a judicial review was granted late last year.
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RPI reform boosts inflation hedging
On the go: The announced reform of the retail price index, to match the consumer price index including housing costs, saw inflation hedging rise by six per cent quarter on quarter at the end of September 2020.