All Regulation articles – Page 53
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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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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.
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NewsFCA lambasted for lethargy on contingent charging
The Financial Conduct Authority’s proposals to ban controversial charging structures were welcomed by the industry on Tuesday, but some have criticised the regulator for being slow to act.
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Contingent charging to be banned by November under FCA proposal
On the go: Contingent charging could be banned by November this year under new plans by the Financial Conduct Authority, which released a package of measures on Tuesday aiming to boost consumer rights.
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OpinionTPR: We do not care what your name is and neither does the law
Darren Ryder of the Pensions Regulator has a stark message for employers and advisers using rebranding to avoid auto-enrolment duties, and encourages advisers to cover their own backs.
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TPR shows off tougher approach alongside single-source code of practice
The Pensions Regulator's use of its frontline powers has risen by a third over the past year, it has revealed, as the watchdog cements its “clearer, quicker, tougher” ethos into its practice.
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Employers dodging pension duties by changing their identity, says TPR
On the go: A number of employers appear to have tried to hide their failure to comply with the law by disguising themselves behind a new name, The Pensions Regulator has revealed.
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Schemes urged to start work on progressing GMP equalisation
On the go: The GMP Equalisation Working Group has urged schemes to start work on progressing guaranteed minimum pensions equalisation and rectification.
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NewsArcadia CVAs challenged by US property group
Arcadia has received applications challenging two of its seven company voluntary arrangements, raising questions over the future of its pension schemes.
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Regulator hits back over influence on USS valuation
The Pensions Regulator has defended its record over the Universities Superannuation Scheme, after the Work and Pensions Committee questioned the regulator’s role in USS’s contested 2017 valuation.
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TPR still unhappy with pensions admin at Barnet
The Pensions Regulator has issued a draft improvement notice to the London Borough of Barnet to tackle deficiencies in the pension fund’s administration processes and controls.
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APPT delays start of professional trustee accreditation system
On the go: The start of the new process for accrediting professional trustees has been delayed. Originally set to start in the summer of 2019, arrangements are now expected to be finalised later this year.
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Superfunds left out of ‘quickie’ pensions bill
On the go: A radically stripped down pensions bill could appear later this month, according to the shadow pensions minister, as politicians try to squeeze in legislation before the uncertainty of Brexit and a new government kicks in.
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TPR ponders mandatory professional trustee requirement
The Pensions Regulator is consulting on proposals to make it mandatory for a professional trustee to sit on every trustee board, in a bid to ramp up standards and drive consolidation.
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TPR authorises four more master trusts
On the go: The Pensions Trust, Fidelity, Standard Life and Stanplan A have gained authorisation from the Pensions Regulator, bringing the total number of approved master trusts to 10.
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Rumours of buyout for British Steel scheme
On the go: Trustees of the British Steel Pension Scheme are mulling a full buyout of the rescued scheme, according to reports from Sky News.
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NewsUCU threaten autumn strikes after USS whistleblowing
The University and College Union has outlined a timetable for industrial action at UK universities later this year, demanding concrete action from employers to improve pay and secure pensions.
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Regulator keeping 'careful eye' on watch list of 50 schemes
The Pensions Regulator has a watch list of 50 defined benefit schemes that it is most concerned about, the watchdog’s chief executive, Charles Counsell, has revealed.
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NewsBMA launches legal challenge over new NHS scheme suspension rules
The British Medical Association has issued legal proceedings against the government, challenging recent changes that enable the suspension of benefit payments when a National Health Service Pension Scheme member has been charged with certain criminal offences.
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FCA plans to ramp up supervision of transfer advice market
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority intends to ramp up its supervision of the most active firms in the transfer advice market, after finding that 69 per cent of people seeking advice had been recommended to transfer between 2015 and 2018.