All Regulation articles – Page 52
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News
Is regulation needed to avoid pre-pack abuse?
The government is considering legislation to prevent companies from abusing pre-pack administration to dump pension liabilities into the Pension Protection Fund, but some experts say further regulation is unnecessary.
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News
Businessman’s refusal to share information with TPR leads to court
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting a Hampshire and Surrey-based businessman for failing to provide it with details of the companies he owns.
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News
Smart Pension and Lewis schemes get master trust authorisation
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has authorised a further two master trusts to continue operating in the UK.
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NewsConcerns over IFA shortages after LEBC leaves DB transfer market
Independent financial advice firm LEBC’s decision to leave the defined benefit transfer market has reignited concerns over shortages of quality advice, with experts warning that tighter regulation could lead to further exits.
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OpinionRegulator still sparing AE breach employers’ blushes
When it comes to bad bosses not doing the right thing by their staff, the Pension Regulator likes to talk tough.
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Features
Bob Scott: The 40-year pensions perspective
Bob Scott is something of a rarity – a pensions lifer who has worked for the same firm virtually all his adult life, having joined Lane Clark & Peacock nearly 40 years ago in 1982.
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OpinionPPF’s role in company restructuring and insolvency events
The Pension Protection Fund’s Malcolm Weir sets out the difference in roles played by the pensions lifeboat and the regulator in insolvency cases, and how best for companies to navigate restructuring.
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News
Aviva Master Trust and Workers Pension Trust gain authorisation
On the go: The Aviva Master Trust and Workers Pension Trust have been added to the Pensions Regulator’s list of authorised schemes.
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Business handed £350k fine for not complying with pension duties
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is warning employers not to avoid their pension duties after one company ended up with a £350,000 fine.
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OpinionTime for a summer stocktake
Julian Mund, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s chief executive, reflects on 2019 so far – from master trust authorisation to impressive auto-enrolment figures. But despite some positive developments this year, Mr Mund notes that there is still a significant amount of uncertainty over what the next few months have in store for the pensions industry.
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News
TPR adds three more master trusts to list of authorised schemes
On the go: Atlas Master Trust, The Cheviot Pension and The People’s Pension have all been added to the Pensions Regulator’s list of authorised master trusts.
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TPR writes to 120 schemes about incorrect equalisation calculations
The Pensions Regulator has written to the trustees of 120 pension schemes administered by Prudential making them aware of potential pension payment errors.
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PodcastsPodcast: Tackling the 'long tail' of underperforming smaller schemes
Podcast: The Pensions Regulator’s latest defined contribution survey revealed that only 4 per cent of micro schemes and 1 per cent of small schemes are meeting all of the watchdog’s governance standards. David Fairs, TPR’s executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice, has previously described the “long tail” of underperforming smaller schemes as “unacceptable”. In this podcast, Mr Fairs talks to Pensions Expert about what the survey’s findings mean, and how the DC landscape might change.
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Opinion
Why s72 requests have ramped up in recent years
Analysis: The Pensions Regulator's "clearer, quicker and tougher" approach is one of the main reasons behind the recent spike in section 72 requests, experts say.
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News
National Pension Trust and SEI Master Trust achieve authorisation
On the go: National Pension Trust and the SEI Master Trust have been added to the Pensions Regulator’s list of authorised master trusts.
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News
5 million still at risk from scams, TPR warns
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has warned that as many as five million savers are still at risk from pension scams, as it renews its commitment to fighting fraudsters alongside the Financial Conduct Authority.
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News
IWDC Section of Railways Pension Scheme gains authorisaton
On the go: The Railways Pension Scheme’s Industry-Wide Defined Contribution Section master trust has been authorised by the Pensions Regulator.
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News
Watchdog to prosecute recruitment agency over AE duties
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting a recruitment agency and its managing director on suspicion of attempting to avoid providing employees with a workplace pension.
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OpinionWho will protect us from slow-footed regulators?
I was not working as a journalist in the late 1980s when the last big personal pension scandal broke, but the spectre of this mis-selling debacle has loomed large over the financial services sector for three decades.
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News
Select committee presses govt on superfund commitment
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.