All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 2
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NewsPensions Commission relaunched: ‘Significant job to finish’ on retirement living standards
Pensions UK, the industry trade body, will feed into the new Pensions Commission, while the regulator and the Institute for Fiscal Studies have also voiced their support.
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NewsTPR outlines ‘new strategy’ for trusteeship standards in corporate plan
Customer service, value for money and improving governance are among the Pensions Regulator’s key priorities for the year ahead as it looks to pave the way for the changes heralded by the Pension Schemes Bill.
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NewsNow Pensions slapped with £100k fine for reporting failures [updated]
The master trust and its trustee company have been fined £50,000 each over communication failings and issues around reporting incidents to the Pensions Regulator.
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FeaturesFCA’s ‘targeted support’ plans could help trustees close advice gap
With trust-based schemes explicitly in scope, the FCA’s proposals on “targeted support” for non-advised savers could offer pension scheme trustees a fresh opportunity to support disengaged members, reports Sara Benwell.
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NewsTPR chief calls for industry to address ‘unfinished business’ on pension reform
The regulator has called for everyone in the pensions sector to think about “their own role in making [industry] reforms a success”, in the wake of the publication of the Pension Schemes Bill.
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NewsRegulator outlines five key traits for successful trustees
In light of the Pension Schemes Bill, the Pensions Regulator has emphasised the need for trustees and the rest of the industry to “adapt and evolve” to better serve members and savers.
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NewsTPR signs off on release of ‘trapped’ surplus in Littlewoods Pension Scheme
The regulator has permitted Littlewoods’ trustees to release surplus back to the sponsoring employer - only the second time it has allowed changes to scheme rules in this way.
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NewsRegulator aims to kickstart pension innovation through industry collaboration
The Pensions Regulator will work more closely with the industry and the Financial Conduct Authority to help new ideas come to market.
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OpinionHas TPR woken up to university pension issues?
Pension schemes attached to universities are being scrutinised by the Pensions Regulator. Vidett’s Phil Williams explores what this means and how trustees should react.
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NewsAnnual Funding Statement: Covenant assessment clarity welcomed
In its Annual Funding Statement, the regulator clarified aspects of covenant assessments to help trustee boards through the first valuations under the new funding regime.
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NewsAnnual Funding Statement: Trustees should prepare for surplus release options
Industry commentators have welcomed the recommendation from the regulator to engage early with sponsors over the potential release of DB surpluses.
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NewsAnnual Funding Statement: Focus on endgame planning, says TPR
The regulator’s latest Annual Funding Statement shows strong funding across most of the DB sector, but it says recent volatility means trustees should maintain focus on robust endgame planning.
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NewsRegulator clarifies superfund guidance ahead of expected market growth
TPR has sought to clarify its expectations and address misconceptions around superfund transactions ahead of the Pension Schemes Bill and potential new entrant to the sector.
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People NewsAppointments: Double hire at TPR; Macro joins Aon MasterTrust
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 11 April 2025.
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NewsHow artificial intelligence can help win the war against pension scams
The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Scams Action Group have developed an artificial intelligence tool to help identify and shut down websites that are attempting to defraud people of their pension savings.
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NewsProfessional trustees to face scrutiny over remuneration, additional services
The Pensions Regulator has set out plans to formally regulate professional trustee firms after a market engagement exercise found issues around conflicts of interest.
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NewsTPR could reduce master trust capital reserves amid drive to cut regulatory burden
Most master trusts are profitable and less likely to fail than they were when the regulatory regime was established in 2019, according to the regulator’s chief executive.
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NewsHow TPR helped secure funding boost for newspaper scheme
A pension scheme sponsored by Reach - and previously involved in the Robert Maxwell fraud - has settled a funding dispute following an intervention by the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsAI and ‘responsible innovation’ at centre of TPR’s data revolution
The Pensions Regulator is to establish an artificial intelligence advisory council as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of how it uses data and technology.
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In DepthIn Depth: Regulator’s new DC approach is a sign of things to come
Pensions Expert looks in detail at how the Pensions Regulator’s prudential approach to regulation is affecting all aspects of the industry.