All Regulation articles – Page 61
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Industry slams lack of detail on regulator's new powers
Plans to reinforce the regulation of defined benefit schemes in the UK lack depth and may not have been able to prevent the pensions scandals that have rocked the industry in recent years, according to industry experts.
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OpinionNew regulator powers will only accelerate DB disappearance
From the blog: The government has floated well-intentioned reforms intended to strengthen the arm of regulators against dodgy bosses, but the proposed changes risk undermining trustees and making further scheme closures more likely.
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FRC review threatens to impact actuarial profession
An advisory group to the government review of the Financial Reporting Council is to explore the extent to which actuaries should be subject to formal regulation in response to the pensions-related nature of recent corporate failures.
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OpinionCombating pension scams – It’s good to talk
From the blog: In perhaps an ironic twist last month, Northumbria Police was found guilty of not doing enough to protect one of its officers from the risk of becoming the victim of a pension scam.
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Scam victims lose £91,000 on average
On the go: The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority have launched a joint media campaign to combat pension scams, amid the revelation that average losses from fraudulent and inappropriate inducements eclipsed the size of the average pension pot in the UK.
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OpinionWhat the regulator’s corporate plan means for pensions administration
Trafalgar House’s Michael de Souza explains what the Pensions Regulator’s corporate plan for 2018-2021 means for pensions administration.
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OpinionTrustees must take valuation deadlines seriously
Agreeing a triennial valuation is a key priority for the trustee of a defined benefit scheme and its sponsoring employer. It allows the Pensions Regulator to check the health of a scheme and its ability to provide members with their expected retirement benefits.
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Brewery fined for refusing to share information with TPR
Samuel Smith Brewery and its chairman must pay fines of almost £28,000 for failing to hand over to the Pensions Regulator requested information relating to its defined benefit schemes, Brighton Magistrates Court ruled on Monday.
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Select committee chair loses no confidence vote by local party
Labour MP Frank Field has lost of vote of no confidence in his constituency, as local party members try to oust the Work and Pensions Committee chair over his support for Brexit.
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Communications essential as cold-calling ban takes step forward
The Department for Work and Pensions has taken a further step towards implementing a ban on cold calls related to pensions, but experts have cautioned that the delayed measure will not be sufficient on its own to stamp out scams.
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OpinionHow to cope with increasing regulatory burdens
From the blog: Good governance is the bedrock of a properly functioning trustee board. However, it is evident that trustees are struggling under a governance burden, which stems from the need to comply with increasing legal requirements and ever more Pensions Regulator publications.
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CMA wants mandatory tendering to tackle competition weaknesses
On the go: UK pension schemes will be required to conduct competitive tender processes before hiring their first fiduciary manager, under recommendations set out by the Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday.
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Mandatory tenders welcomed by pensions industry
UK pension schemes will be required to conduct competitive tender processes before hiring their first fiduciary manager, under recommendations set out by the Competition and Markets Authority on Wednesday.
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Opinion
How would a lack of government support affect dashboard progress?
Analysis: Reactions to speculation that the secretary of state for work and pensions wants to scrap the pensions dashboard project have been unsurprisingly negative.
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OpinionIncreasing TPR powers vital to protect DB schemes
From the blog: The white paper on protecting defined benefit schemes will go under the spotlight on Wednesday with both the Pensions Regulator and pensions minister giving oral evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee as part of its inquiry.
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Select committee hails CDC as 'new Beveridge' for UK pensions
Collective defined contribution schemes could usher in a new era of progress for the welfare state, according to the Work and Pensions Committee’s latest report, as the influential group of MPs seeks to increase pressure on government to facilitate the swift creation of CDC schemes.
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OpinionWhat the DWP’s new DB funding code could mean for trustees
The Pensions Management Institute’s Lorraine Harper discusses the revised regime for scheme funding set out in the Department for Work and Pensions’ white paper on defined benefit pension schemes, published earlier this year.
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OpinionShould I stay or should I go?
Editorial: Moving away from the security of a guaranteed defined benefit fund is a big decision to make. For many, it may be the wrong decision.
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OpinionLGPS shared services: Loss of control or efficiency booster?
We have already witnessed some level of Local Government Pension Scheme shared services in investment and procurement, and it seems logical to extend this. But how can funds address issues related to valuations and contributions? David Davison at Spence & Partners discusses.
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Could mastertrust consolidation result in stranded schemes?
Strict requirements for mastertrusts to contingency plan for their own demise as part of the sector’s new authorisation regime may have unintended consequences if wound-up schemes become stranded, experts have warned.