All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 56
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OpinionHow to ensure your MNT selection process is right for your scheme
Member-nominated trustees have been part of the pensions regulatory landscape since the Pensions Act 1995 came into force in 1997.
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OpinionSchemes can reap benefits of staying in touch with retired members
Any other business: From crosswords to competitions, there are a variety of ways in which trustees can jazz up their newsletters to retired members, but how much communication with the pensioner population is actually necessary?
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PASA selects members for Transfers Working Group
The Pensions Administration Standards Association has today announced the 23 members of its new Transfers Working Group, which aims to look closely at defined benefit transfer delays.
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OpinionAn MoU can ensure effective covenant monitoring
Aon Hewitt’s Aidan O’Mahony explains how a memorandum of understanding agreement can lead to more effective covenant monitoring.
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NewsPPF praised for tough line on Toys R Us insolvency talks
The pensions industry has welcomed the tough stance taken by the Pension Protection Fund in its negotiations with struggling retailer Toys R Us, saying it will encourage companies not to take their pension responsibilities lightly.
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Govt 'minded' to introduce mandatory trustee ESG statements
The government is to consult on whether trustees should be required to state their policies on sustainability, member concerns and stewardship, and will clarify current legislation as part of a wider push to increase pension investment in social and illiquid assets.
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TPR gets stronger, the government weaker: Top 5 law and regulation stories from 2017
Year in review: If the UK government’s all-consuming struggle to strike a beneficial Brexit deal can bring any relief to pensions professionals, it is that departments have not had time for the pensions tinkering so despised by the industry.
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NewsBritish Steel saga raises questions on advice market and transfers
News analysis: Steelworker Rich Caddy has regrets about his choice to transfer out of the British Steel Pension Scheme.
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Professional trustees told to 'comply or explain' in draft standards
The industry-led Professional Trustee Standards Working Group has drawn up a set of draft standards for professional trustees imposing a "comply or explain" regime, but some say it is lacking in clarity.
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Opinion
Industry is divided over Royal Mail's CDC proposal
Pressure is mounting on the Department for Work and Pensions to lay regulations for collective defined contribution, after mediation between Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union recommended lobbying government to facilitate their creation of a CDC scheme.
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FeaturesBAE actuarial switch sidesteps funding slump
BAE Systems has ditched gilts-based valuations for its UK defined benefit schemes after gaining regulatory approval, freezing its deficit at 2014 levels and sparking controversy in the pensions industry.
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All FTSE 350 DB schemes could be closed in 10 years
New research predicts that all defined benefit schemes of companies in the FTSE 350 index are likely to be closed to future benefit accrual within 10 years.
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OpinionAdd s67 rethink to the Christmas wishlist
My kids know exactly what they want for Christmas, thanks to the magic of advertising and the joy of not realising these things have to be paid for somehow.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q4: Mastertrusts, AE and more
Six defined contribution specialists talk mastertrusts, compulsion, and what lessons can be learnt from DC systems around the world.
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New regime could reduce number of mastertrusts by a third
The government has set out draft regulations for defined contribution mastertrusts, estimating that the rules will cut the number of mastertrusts to about 56 from currently 87.
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Opinion
How we can cut DB transfer delays
In an increasingly consumer-driven age, the official regulatory standards for the end-to-end time allowed for a defined benefit to defined contribution transfer look positively glacial.
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OpinionCarillion is a covenant warning
From the blog: The Pensions Regulator’s assertion that “the strength of the employer covenant can change materially over a short period of time” has once again been proved correct by the case of Carillion.
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NewsGovt to ban cold calls before 2020, but questions remain
The government is aiming to introduce a cold-calling ban before 2020 and has opposed the idea of compulsory guidance, as the Work and Pensions Committee continues to probe officials as part of its wide-ranging inquiry into pensions freedoms.
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OpinionThe chair’s statement is not just a tick-box exercise
To protect pension savers we are being clearer with trustees about the standards of scheme governance we expect.
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OpinionMastertrust consolidation – at what cost?
There is currently a great deal of emphasis on the consolidation of mastertrusts in the market. Perhaps there has not been enough on how this can be achieved in an orderly way, leading to a positive outcome for all.