All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 67
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OpinionHow to prepare for a 2016 valuation
Market conditions have changed since 2013, as lower gilt yields threaten schemes with valuations coming up. Trustees should engage with their employer as soon as possible to smooth the process, says Spence & Partner’s Helen Toner.
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News
Hidden charges weigh pension pots down
Pensions are being hit by more than 100 costs and charges, many of them hidden, which are potentially taking as much as a third off the gains of a pension over its lifetime, a study by the Transparency Task Force has found.
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Cash flow is important but not pressing, experts say
For the first time, the Pensions Regulator explicitly included cash flow considerations in its annual funding statement, published last week. Industry insiders welcomed the move, but said the statement has raised other equally important concerns.
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News
Queen's speech promises mastertrust regulation
Long-anticipated mastertrust legislation was announced in the Queen's speech this week, providing protection for consumers and increased powers for the Pensions Regulator, but details are still sparse.
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OpinionThe challenges of an ageing workforce
Law firm Walker Morris’s Ruth Bamforth looks at what an ageing society and the general shift to defined contribution arrangements means for employers and how they manage their workforces.
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OpinionScams: What trustees can do to avoid members becoming victims
Trustees are, in fact, indirect victims of scams, so action to protect members is more often than not action that also helps themselves.
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FeaturesHalcrow plots rescue of DB scheme
Engineering company Halcrow’s pension scheme is expected to agree a liability-management exercise in coming weeks after the High Court ruled a previous proposal was illegal.
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OpinionPutting the ‘trust’ in mastertrusts
From the blog: Like the proverbial three bears, regulators face criticism if they deviate from carefully calibrated positions. Too ‘hot’ and undue costs could be placed on industry. Too ‘cold’ and consumers’ protection can suffer.
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OpinionLiabilities for sale
Editorial: I admit, I almost never go into the British Homes Stores shop on the high street of where I live. Neither do many other people, it seems.
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News
BHS collapse raises questions for the regulator
The Pensions Regulator is investigating the BHS Pension Scheme as the sponsoring employer enters insolvency, but some experts queried why the regulator did not act sooner to secure the ailing scheme.
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OpinionOur priorities and approach – an update from the Pensions Regulator
Lesley Titcomb reveals which issues top the regulator’s agenda over the next three years.
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OpinionAre mastertrusts financially stable?
Professional trustee company PTL’s Richard Butcher takes a closer look at the financial risks mastertrusts take.
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OpinionTime for sponsors to fIRM up their thinking
For corporates, pension funding is an issue that just will not go away, so perhaps it is time for some fresh thinking before embarking on any more rounds of discussions with their trustees.
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News
Regulator announces mastertrust crackdown
The Pensions Regulator has announced plans to crack down on poorly governed mastertrusts, as auto-enrolment begins to show clear winners and losers among schemes.
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NewsHow to manage an overseas parent company
Any other business: A good relationship with a strong sponsoring employer is a great boon to a pension scheme, as it can mean access to a generous recovery plan and robust guarantees for the future of the scheme and its members.
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OpinionHow to prepare for legal and regulatory change
The pensions industry has undergone substantial legislative upheaval in recent years. DLA Piper’s Max Ballad outlines what trustees should be aware of and what their responsibilities actually are in the event of change.
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Opinion
The top three pension priorities
From the blog: With the introduction of the pension freedoms in April 2015, employees were given far greater flexibility to draw down their pension pot. But, despite it being nearly a year since the freedoms, many people are still unaware of just how their options have broadened.
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NewsIRRI: Nest 'should be allowed' to enter decumulation market
Government-backed mastertrust provider Nest should be allowed to compete in the decumulation market from 2018 to help savers who do not understand the risks, the long-awaited Independent Review of Retirement Income has said.
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Larger mastertrusts welcome imminent regulation
Providers have welcomed plans to increase regulation of mastertrusts, as the government reveals it intends to bring in legislation for the arrangements “as soon as practically possible”.
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OpinionAn update from the Pensions Regulator
Talking Head: The Pensions Regulator’s Lesley Titcomb takes a closer look at whether small and micro employers have understood their auto-enrolment duties, and what can be done to support trustees in the 21st century.