All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 50
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Regulator charges third party for supplying false information
The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting an accountant for falsely claiming that the business he was working for had enrolled its staff into an occupational pension. It is the first time that the regulator has charged a third party for this offence.
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NewsOmbudsman’s police ruling highlights trustee duty of care
The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a police officer’s complaint that Northumbria Police transferred his pension to a new scheme without having conducted adequate checks or provided him with sufficient warning about scams.
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OpinionWhat the regulator’s corporate plan means for pensions administration
At the start of May the Pensions Regulator published its corporate plan for 2018-2021, outlining some of the key areas of focus that would drive its aim of becoming “clearer, quicker and tougher”.
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FeaturesSouth Yorkshire builds dashboard to remedy data backlog
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has developed a dashboard to help monitor information as part of a development plan to solve its longstanding data woes.
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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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FeaturesBT’s 'sleight of hand' bond gift slashes accounting deficit
BT’s defined benefit scheme has seen its accounting deficit drop by £1.8bn over the past quarter after investing in the bonds of its own sponsor, but some experts have questioned whether the move has any meaningful impact on member security.
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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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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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NewsMandatory 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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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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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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OpinionWhat the DWP's new DB funding code could mean for trustees
In March this year, the Department for Work and Pensions published its white paper on 'Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes'.
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Opinion
Review: Look Where You’re Going – The Life of Alan Pickering
Perhaps a professional trustee is an unlikely candidate for a published biography. But Paddy Briggs’ 'Look Where You’re Going', provides a fascinating insight into the remarkable life of Alan Pickering CBE.
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Pension SuperFund asset mix will borrow from PPF
The chief executive officer of The Pension SuperFund has said the fledgling defined benefit scheme consolidator's asset allocation is likely to resemble that of the Pension Protection Fund.
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NewsRentokil blames internal administration for £25k fine
Business services group Rentokil Initial has blamed its internal pensions administration for failures involving the Initial Hospital Service Limited No.1 Pension Scheme, which led to a £25,000 fine from the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsLuxfer Group offers IFA to deferred members
Global materials technology company Luxfer Group has launched an exercise offering deferred members of its defined benefit scheme the opportunity to discuss their benefit options with an independent financial adviser.
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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.
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Record corporate debts – a covenant warning signal?
UK companies’ net debts hit record highs over 2017/18, a new study has found, prompting concerns about how some sponsors of the UK’s defined benefit pension schemes will weather a turn in the interest rate cycle.
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OpinionSchemes must be prepared for an interventionist regulator
Even before the publication of the Department for Work and Pensions’ recent consultation on developing “a stronger Pensions Regulator”, it was becoming increasingly apparent that the regulator means what it says with its new “clearer, quicker, tougher” mantra.