All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 55
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OpinionWhat could we expect from the regulators’ joint pension strategy?
How could the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator’s joint strategy improve pensions regulation? Aegon’s Kate Smith discusses the regulators’ current responsibilities and the benefits of the watchdogs working together on certain issues.
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TPR fires warning shot over dividend to DRC balance
Defined benefit trustees and sponsoring employers should act sooner rather than later to secure members' pensions, the Pensions Regulator has said in its latest annual funding statement, and warned against prioritising dividends.
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Default drawdown tops select committee's at-retirement wishlist
Providers of drawdown products should be required to develop charge-capped default products to help disengaged savers make their pension last, the Work and Pensions Committee has recommended.
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TPR to prosecute recruitment firm
The Pensions Regulator is to prosecute recruitment company Workchain Ltd and seven of its directors and staff for unauthorised access to a computer programme. They are accused of logging into the company pension scheme using employees' details to opt them out of the scheme.
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Nortel reaches PPF-plus after nine years of 'scorched earth'
The UK Nortel Pension Scheme has retrieved enough assets from the insolvency of its communications giant parent to buy out benefits at a level above that guaranteed by the Pension Protection Fund.
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TPR raises bar with mastertrust code of practice
A new authorisation code requiring mastertrusts to demonstrate their financial sustainability may force a number of providers from the market, experts have speculated.
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OpinionDB white paper generates as many questions as answers
The political posturing of criminal sanctions for employers looks set to make bad law, argues Sackers’ Janet Brown, and a crucial question of resource still hangs over the white paper’s many sensible suggestions.
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Opinion21st Century Trusteeship – managing advisers and service providers
The Pensions Regulator’s Anthony Raymond explains why appointing the right service providers is a fundamental part of good governance.
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The Pension SuperFund: Benevolent disruptor or danger to members?
If assembling a star-studded team of executives is enough to get a radical new pensions proposition off the ground, Edi Truell might already have done enough to disrupt the UK defined benefit sector.
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PwC probed on Carillion fees and conflicts
MPs have grilled PwC partners on fees and the safeguards the accountancy firm put in place to prevent conflicts of interest arising from its various roles regarding collapsed contractor Carillion.
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OpinionSuperfund – shoot first
Editorial: The Department for Work and Pensions has kept its word with the publication of its highly anticipated white paper, even managing to deliver it ahead of its spring target.
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Opinion
Is ESG on course to become the norm in DC defaults?
High profile corporate governance failures, campaigns against the use of plastics, and US pension funds criticised for holding gun manufacturers after the latest school shooting – a powerful combination of recent events has pushed environmental, social and governance investing further up the institutional agenda.
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NewsFines for DB negligence leave industry split
Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.
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TPR and FCA seek input for joint strategy
The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are jointly calling for input on regulating the pensions and retirement sector.
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New British Steel Pension Scheme meeting size and funding tests
Under the terms of the agreement between Tata Steel UK and the BSPS relating to the regulated apportionment arrangement, the New BSPS will only go ahead if certain conditions are met – including conditions related to size and funding level.
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NewsReuters steps up member comms during sponsor M&A
Trustees of the defined benefit schemes of Thomson Reuters have been updating members about the agreed sale of part of the business, as experts stress the fine line between saying too much or too little about a deal.
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OpinionLearning the lessons of Carillion
We shouldn’t make the mistake of thinking that the collapse of outsourcer Carillion was down to its pension obligations, but the debacle does serve as a reminder of the tough decisions faced by trustees, argues Dalriada’s Jo Harris.
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Trustees must delve deeper to provide value for members
The future retirement wealth of millennials hinges on how well trustees can identify value for members, so are there key areas where it can be found?
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Healthcare company pleads guilty to misleading TPR
A Birmingham-based healthcare company and its managing director have pleaded guilty to misleading the Pensions Regulator about enrolling staff into a workplace pension, after a whistleblower raised the alarm.
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TPR appoints new policy lead
The Pensions Regulator has hired David Fairs as its executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice.