All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 59
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OpinionWe need to talk about PPF drift
The Pension Protection Fund, the lifeboat for failed defined benefit pension schemes, is facing a looming iceberg known as ‘PPF drift’, says Lincoln Pensions’ Richard Farr.
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Opinion
How to monitor the effectiveness of your trustee board
Amid an increased regulatory focus on governance and trusteeship, Independent Trustee Services’ Rachel Croft explains how trustees can monitor and review their own performance alongside external feedback.
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Opinion
Are the days of the lay trustee numbered?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: For all that is made of the asymmetry of knowledge in the trust-based pension system, anecdotes abound of times when lay trustees have proved their worth.
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Features
How will regulation need to change to be fit for the 21st century?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: When the world’s first funded occupational pension plan appeared towards the end of the 16th century in the form of a large iron chest, its success was short-lived.
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OpinionIn need of repair
Editorial: News that the Work and Pensions Committee will scrutinise the effects of the pension freedoms cannot have surprised many.
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OpinionA spotlight on employer restructuring
Malcolm Weir of the Pension Protection Fund explains the lifeboat’s priorities when assessing a corporate restructuring that involves changes to pension promises.
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News
TPR campaign outlines governance basics
The Pensions Regulator has launched a new campaign directed at trustees and their advisers, as part of a wider push to raise governance standards, but experts say its success relies on collaboration and engagement from all stakeholders.
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NewsRestructuring professionals call for TPR-PPF merger
The Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund should be combined into one streamlined entity and be open to restructuring deals involving pensions where insolvency is not imminent within 12 months, according to restructuring professionals.
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NewsOxfordshire referred to TPR for a second time
The Oxfordshire County Council Pension Fund has received a second referral to the Pensions Regulator after it failed to submit its annual benefit statements on time.
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News
Scams continue to be a threat to members' savings
One in 12 transfers may have been subject to fraudulent activity, a new report has found. The figure has fallen from last year’s corresponding study, which found potential scams in as many as one in nine cases.
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OpinionTaking action to tackle gaps in scheme governance
The Pensions Regulator will step up regulatory action against trustee boards, reveals the organisation’s Anthony Raymond.
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OpinionHow contingent assets can benefit schemes
Anthea Whitton, partner at law firm Eversheds Sutherland, explains how contingent assets can benefit sponsoring employers and scheme trustees.
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OpinionWas the financial crisis all bad news for pensions?
From the blog: Ten years on from the financial crisis, we are only now seeing the full implications for pensions. It seems a bleak picture. With gilt yields remaining at historic lows, many schemes have seen deficits and contribution requirements balloon.
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NewsTPR prosecutes former BHS owner Dominic Chappell
The Pensions Regulator has said it is prosecuting businessman Dominic Chappell, whose company Retail Acquisitions owned high street chain BHS when it became insolvent, leaving behind an underfunded pension scheme.
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News
No end in sight for Box Clever case
A long-running case over the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme is continuing after the Court of Appeal rejected an application for appeal by ITV, former co-owners of the TV rental business, with a substantive hearing at the Upper Tribunal due next year.
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OpinionCheck for early warning signs of pension mistakes
From the blog: It’s the nightmare scenario: the Pensions Regulator is due to visit and everyone at the company is filled with dread. What’s worse, it turns out they were right to be concerned.
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News
TPR naming and shaming aims to boost trusteeship
The Pensions Regulator has reaffirmed its commitment to improving standards of trusteeship, with a series of policies that place a particular focus on the role of professional and independent board members.
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NewstPR greenlights British Steel RAA
The Pensions Regulator has granted initial approval for the restructuring of the British Steel Pension Scheme, which will see members offered revised benefits at a level above those provided by the Pension Protection Fund.
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News
Trustee pay falls as workload ramps up
The average pension scheme trustee is being asked to dedicate more working days than ever to the running of a scheme, and is being paid less to do so, a survey released on Thursday has suggested.
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News
Calls for action on complexity at heart of DB transfer delays
Increased demand for defined benefit pension transfers, lack of transfer experience among independent financial advisers and complexity of DB pensions is adding to transfer delays by putting strain on administrator resources, recent research has shown.