All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 75

  • News

    Diageo: CDC could help overcome lack of member knowledge

    2014-03-07T00:00:00Z

    NAPF Investment Conference 2014: Collective defined contribution could be a way forward for schemes trying to “give members what they want” and avoid burdening them with decisions, said Diageo’s director of pensions.

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    Education key as employers stretch to reach pension goals

    2014-03-04T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: Companies need to better educate staff to encourage responsibility for pension saving, as research has highlighted a misalignment between employers’ goals and the outcomes of their defined contribution plans.

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    Isle of Wight bolsters governance ahead of LGPS reform

    2014-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Isle of Wight Pension Fund has identified areas ripe for improvement in its governance, including more frequent funding monitoring, as local government schemes brace for next year’s reforms to the sector.

  • Opinion

    How to build your risk committee

    2014-02-25T00:00:00Z

    As more defined benefit schemes follow a derisking plan towards their end point, monitoring and managing risk grows ever more important.

  • News

    Regulator's DC self-assessment tool gets cautious welcome

    2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

    Industry figures have welcomed the governance 'nudge' provided by the Pensions Regulator's self-assessment tools, but questioned whether schemes can hold themselves to account.

  • News

    How the pension fraud action group will tackle scam increase

    2014-02-10T00:00:00Z

    The Pension Liberation Industry Group will develop a code of practice on pension transfers to protect trustees, as liberation schemes find new ways of targeting members. 

  • News

    Only seven in 10 DC members use the default

    2014-01-31T00:00:00Z

    Data analysis: Fewer defined contribution members than expected are invested in default funds, new figures have shown, but experts anticipate this to increase as auto-enrolment continues to roll out.

  • News

    Employers open to risk of reporting errors on contingent assets

    2014-01-23T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: Employers have been told to approach the use of certain contingent asset funding deals with caution, after the Financial Reporting Council said solvency improvements could be cause for investigation.

  • News

    Pensions regulatory gap 'unsatisfactory', DWP report says

    2014-01-17T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: The regulatory gap between pensions and wider financial services needs addressing, a Department for Work and Pensions report has said, but ongoing reform is pushing the issue down the agenda.

  • Opinion

    Regulator: ‘Balance’ key to our DB approach in 2014

    2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

    Talking head: Interim chief executive Stephen Soper looks at what the Pensions Regulator has coming this year, including how its revised DB funding strategy will affect employers and schemes.

  • News

    Bad data: how to diagnose and fix missing records

    2013-12-16T00:00:00Z

    Schemes managers and trustees are given a step-by-step guide to making their data regulator-proof by Broadstone’s John Newman, in the latest edition of Technical View.

  • Opinion

    Editorial: All systems go

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    And I thought things were supposed to calm down before Christmas? Last week saw a smattering of debate and policy in the pensions industry.

  • News

    How the DB code of practice may affect your scheme

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    News analysisSchemes should take a more integrated approach to investment, funding and covenant in their risk management, according to the Pensions Regulator’s consultation on its defined benefit code of practice.

  • News

    Micro scheme membership slumps as market consolidates

    2013-12-04T00:00:00Z

    Data analysis: The total membership of small schemes with between two and 11 members has fallen by two-thirds over recent years as the market consolidates and auto-enrolment beds in.  

  • Features

    SPPA raising the bar on data precision

    2013-11-28T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish Public Pensions Agency has initiated a project to benchmark its member data against quality criteria set out by the Pensions Regulator, to find more cost-effective ways of improving data accuracy.

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    News

    Schemes take more holistic approach to risk management

    2013-11-27T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: More schemes are taking an integrated approach to investment, covenant and funding in their risk management planning, but there is still a disconnect between schemes’ investment strategy and valuation process, according to research.

  • News

    How the DC code will affect your scheme

    2013-11-19T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Regulator will make its defined contribution code of practice easier for scheme managers to understand after feedback that the line between pensions law and best practice was not clear enough.

  • Opinion

    Why too many DC regulators spoil the broth

    2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

    In the latest edition of Informed Comment, PTL’s Richard Butcher argues a single regulator is crucial to the success of defined contribution pension schemes.

  • News

    Managing your money purchase legislative risk

    2013-11-15T00:00:00Z

    News analysis: Managers of pension schemes that have hybrid elements such as additional voluntary contributions have been urged to investigate the impact of a legislative change that could increase their costs.

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    Features

    Avon fund upgrades software to reduce data risk

    2013-11-13T00:00:00Z

    Avon Pension Fund has implemented a new software system to gather member information from employers in order to reduce the risk of errors, as it moves to fully electronic reporting.