All Regulation articles – Page 78
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Opinion
Editorial: All systems go
And I thought things were supposed to calm down before Christmas? Last week saw a smattering of debate and policy in the pensions industry.
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News
Micro scheme membership slumps as market consolidates
Data analysis: The total membership of small schemes with between two and 11 members has fallen by two-thirds over recent years as the market consolidates and auto-enrolment beds in.
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News
How the DC code will affect your scheme
The Pensions Regulator will make its defined contribution code of practice easier for scheme managers to understand after feedback that the line between pensions law and best practice was not clear enough.
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Opinion
Why too many DC regulators spoil the broth
In the latest edition of Informed Comment, PTL’s Richard Butcher argues a single regulator is crucial to the success of defined contribution pension schemes.
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News
Managing your money purchase legislative risk
News analysis: Managers of pension schemes that have hybrid elements such as additional voluntary contributions have been urged to investigate the impact of a legislative change that could increase their costs.
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Opinion
Why not all master trusts deserve the name
Now Pensions’ Morten Nilsson discusses the problems with insurer-backed master trusts, and how employers can stop themselves falling for false promises, in the latest edition of Informed Comment.
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News
Scams burden remains in spite of HMRC registration
News analysis: A High Court ruling last week established the Pensions Regulator’s authority to take action against schemes it believes to be fraudulent.
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News
Local govt funds swap 'Care' title to explain reform
Local government pension schemes have decided to use ‘account’ rather than Care when communicating their reformed scheme structure to avoid negative associations.
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NewsKodak deal captures new age of sponsor-scheme creativity
News analysis: Purchasing assets from insolvent sponsors could become more common for schemes looking to secure member benefits, according to lawyers working on the Kodak case.
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News
How to protect your scheme against payment errors
News analysis: Legal experts have warned that schemes and employers could face paying out large sums to members due to incorrect pension estimates, with requests for advice on the issue increasing.
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NewsIndustry to meet ministers over impact of UK split
News analysis: Industry figures will meet with ministers next month to flesh out how a split UK pensions system could work in the event of a yes vote for Scottish independence.
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News
Solvency rules 'unlikely' to pass even after EU changes
Delayed solvency requirements under a new Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision directive are unlikely to be passed, even after legislative revisions and changes to the European Union, according to new research.
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News
Why the Hastings-Bass ruling could protect trustees
News analysis: Schemes and their advisers do not have to fear a Supreme Court judgment that has been predicted to make it harder for trustees to rectify mistakes, lawyers have said.
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News
CDC working group studies Dutch and Swedish schemes
News analysis: The government’s collective defined contribution working group has studied European models to potentially bring to the UK, but pension professionals have questioned employer appetite for the benefit structure.
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News
How draft contribution rules impact your scheme
The Pensions Regulator's draft contribution requirements could have a significant impact on schemes and providers by pressuring them to help police employer contributions under auto-enrolment.
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Opinion
Editorial: Funding – the poor relation?
Defined benefit schemes across the country breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the European Commission bowed to increasing pressure and chopped solvency requirements from its upcoming IORP II directive.
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Opinion
Breaking down the regulator’s 2013 funding statement
Sackers’ Zoë Lynch looks at what the Pensions Regulator’s annual funding statement means for schemes’ contributions, assumptions and recovery plans, in the latest edition of Technical View.
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News
PRI unveils revamped reporting framework
The Principles for Responsible Investment has fleshed out the details of the mandatory elements of its revised reporting framework, as it attempts to “demystify” the process ahead of its rollout later this year.
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Features
Regulator calls for proportionate DC data requests
Responding to industry criticism, the regulator has told schemeXpert.com it is interested in views on how it could "strengthen" its collection of data from defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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FeaturesWhat the regulator's funding statement means for you
Video: The CBI's head of pensions policy, Jim Bligh, tells Owen Walker what the regulator's statement means for schemes in the middle of funding discussions (4:41).