All Regulation articles – Page 62
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Opinion
Schemes must be prepared for an interventionist regulator
Defined benefit trustees and employers should both expect to see more of the Pensions Regulator in the coming years, says Sackers’ Peter Murphy, as its new approach and suite of powers look set to target scheme funding and corporate transactions.
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OpinionSidecars suit self-employed
Editorial: Self-employment is more common than ever, and the distinct lack of any concrete solution to get these people saving for retirement is becoming increasingly worrying.
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OpinionThe day that climate became mainstream
From the blog: Climate campaigners across the country spluttered into their morning cups of fair trade coffee last Tuesday as the Department for Work and Pensions and Financial Conduct Authority published their final responses to the Law Commission’s 2017 report on pensions and social investing.
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News
Smart Pension fined for failure to report missing contributions
On the go: Smart Pension's trustee has been fined by the Pensions Regulator for failing to report unpaid pension contributions to members and the watchdog.
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News
Trustees warned to be vigilant before approving superfund deals
Trustees eyeing a transfer into one of the UK’s nascent superfunds must consider the viability of the acquiring consolidation vehicle before consenting to a ‘buyout-lite’ deal, the Pensions Regulator’s executive director of frontline regulation has warned.
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News
TPR suspends trustee after fraud investigation launched
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has suspended a pension scheme trustee after detectives launched a fraud investigation.
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News
Industry calls for regulatory speed and stronger approach to scams
The pensions industry has voiced concerns over regulatory weaknesses and a lack of urgency when tackling scams and regulating defined benefit to defined contribution transfers.
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News
Government sets out proposals for trustee ESG investment duties
Trustees will be expected to publish a statement on how they take account of scheme members’ ethical views, if proposed requirements floated in a government consultation are implemented.
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News
Regulator sees merit in criminal sanctions for DB sponsors
The Pensions Regulator is prepared to deploy tough new powers promised by the Department for Work and Pensions’ defined benefit white paper, although it admitted that there will be a high bar for beginning any criminal proceedings against sponsoring employers.
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OpinionHow to guide your pension fund through M&A activity
While M&A activity generally means uncertainty, trustees should be mindful that the scheme’s position may ultimately be improved by a deal, says Josiah Harris at Dalriada Trustees.
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OpinionTime gap to stop fiduciary flipping looks CMA’s best bet
That the Competition and Markets Authority has found evidence that most pension schemes look to their existing consultant when appointing fiduciary managers will surprise few, writes IC Select’s Roger Brown, but only one of the watchdog’s four remedies has the potential to change the industry for the better.
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News
Guy Opperman outlines hopes to harness fintech
Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman says he hopes to harness fintech to boost saving for the self-employed, while aiming to bring in legislation for defined benefit regulation next year.
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OpinionEveryone has a role to play in ESG
Regulatory pressure on pension schemes to consider environmental, social and governance factors is building, so trustees, consultants and fund managers must work together to give members access to the best products, argues Redington’s Lydia Fearn.
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News
Titcomb to leave the Pensions Regulator
On the go: Chief executive Lesley Titcomb will be leaving the Pensions Regulator at the end of her four-year contract in February 2019.
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OpinionBlowing the whistle on the secret pension offenders
The Pensions Regulator’s Darren Ryder outlines the importance of whistleblowers in enabling the watchdog to shine a light into the murky practices of an employer.
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OpinionCMA investigation: Prepare for positive change
Cardano’s Richard Dowell talks through what we have learned so far from the Competition and Markets Authority’s investigation into investment consultancy and fiduciary management services.
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News
Select committees question regulator’s ambition on DB
On the go: The Pensions Regulator’s commitment to engaging proactively with poorly funded defined benefit schemes and their employers has been called into question by two parliamentary select committees, in a stinging letter that discusses the future of chief executive Lesley Titcomb.
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NewsBox Clever judgment sees scheme inch closer to ITV funding
The Pensions Regulator was right to seek to impose a financial support direction on ITV in relation to the Box Clever defined benefit pension scheme, according to a court judgment published on Friday.
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OpinionStranded in a failed mastertrust
From the blog: From April 2019, mastertrusts will not be able to operate unless they have been authorised by the Pensions Regulator, and many may decide to pull out of the market.
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News
Regulator comes out on top in Box Clever case
On the go: The Pensions Regulator was right to seek to impose a financial support direction on ITV in relation to the Box Clever defined benefit pension scheme, according to a court judgement published on Friday.