All Regulation articles – Page 76
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Opinion
Segars: Keeping up the pressure in Europe has paid off
The last thing I saw before penning this blog was a rather downbeat commentary on Britain’s influence in the European Union.
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OpinionEditorial: Adding pages to the rulebook
"Clearer, perhaps tougher... governance is not automatically more effective," wrote Richard Butcher in last week's Informed Comment. Bad decisions can still be made within a decent structure.
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News
Schemes win extended reprieve from European OTC clearing rules
The European Commission has recommended schemes be given a two-year reprieve from over-the-counter derivative clearing requirements. But industry experts still expect pension funds to end up paying higher transaction costs.
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Opinion
Decoding HMRC’s reading of the VAT verdict
Hogan Lovells’ Katharine Howe explains why HMRC’s guidance on VAT, following important European court rulings, spells good news for DC schemes but bad news for DB.
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News
What the regulator's £8.5m Carrington Wire deal means for your scheme
The Pensions Regulator has settled with two linked Russian companies for £8.5m over their UK pension fund obligations, prompting calls for trustees to re-examine covenant agreements.
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Opinion
McClymont: Why IGCs are missing the I and G
There is nothing more important than good governance to ensure value-for-money workplace pensions. Without robust governance in the interest of savers, the success of auto-enrolment is not a sure thing.
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Opinion
What schemes can learn from this year’s top 5 legal stories
Legal rulings on issues including increased pension loss payouts, clarification on RPI guidance and the introduction of new accounting reporting frameworks have challenged schemes to respond and factor in these changes in the year ahead.
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News
Latest IORP revision ditches 'professional' qualification requirement for trustees
The latest revision of the European Commission pensions directive has removed a contentious requirement for trustees to have a "professional" qualification – reigniting debate in the industry on the merits of a minimum standard of training.
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Opinion
Five reasons to improve your scheme data quality
There is no mystery to how we got to where we are with pension scheme data, or why the Pensions Regulator felt the need to intervene.
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Features
Nationwide builds inflation hedge, ups matching assets to derisk
Nationwide Pension Fund has reduced its exposure to return-seeking assets and carried out its first significant inflation hedge, as capital adequacy rules drive banking and building society sponsors to reduce funding volatility.
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News
How devolution could affect your scheme
Scheme professionals have predicted devolved tax and welfare powers to Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland could increase the cost of administering schemes which have members across the UK, though others doubt the impact.
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Opinion
Regulator: the AE capacity crunch has not materialised
Talking head: The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell argues that the anticipated capacity crunch for auto-enrolment did not materialise, but non-compliance is expected to rise.
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News
Tax changes: how they affect scheme rules
Schemes have been urged to move quickly to prepare for forthcoming changes to pension tax legislation, with the new ‘uncrystallised funds pension lump sum’ expected to prove popular among members.
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Opinion
What the guidance guarantee means for your scheme
In the latest edition of Technical Comment, Barclays’ Lydia Fearn lays out the key questions and steps that schemes need to be asking to make sure they are ready to implement the guidance guarantee.
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OpinionEditorial: Waitin' for Superman
The Lehmans story has played out its final act, and the Pensions Regulator has come through battered, but vindicated.
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NewsRegulator nets £184m from Lehmans as cases treble
The Pensions Regulator’s unprecedented £184m settlement for the members of the Lehman Brothers pension scheme is its biggest trophy in a growing anti-avoidance campaign, with the number of investigations trebling since last year.
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Features
Xerox to protect repayment power amid legal uncertainty
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme is planning a resolution allowing it to continue to make repayments to its sponsor, but legal experts are split on whether such a move is necessary or will even be effective.
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News
Yes or No: schemes brace for Scottish independence vote
Pension scheme managers and industry experts are focusing on tax and cross-border funding requirements as challenges that could arise out of next month’s Scottish independence vote, regardless of the outcome.
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Features
Scheme managers raise doubts on joint LGPS governance boards
Local authority schemes have raised concerns over whether incoming pensions boards can be combined with their existing section 101 committees, one of the options in the government’s consultation on governance in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
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Opinion
Time is running short. Regulators must provide detail on how to implement DC reform
Talking head: The National Association of Pension Funds’ Richard Wilson lays out the increasingly troubling timetable for schemes to carry through this year’s DC reforms, and calls on government and regulator alike to provide further detail.