All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 75

Features
Lafarge doubles contributions to cut deficit

2014-04-03T00:00:00Z

Building materials manufacturer Lafarge has more than doubled its contributions to its UK pension fund after scheme and sponsor negotiated a beefed-up recovery plan to tackle the funding deficit.
News
Charge cap consultation ramps up governance, weakens employers

2014-03-28T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Defined contribution scheme representatives will see governance responsibilities increase after the pensions minister announces further reforms to ensure members get value – with a backdrop of industry debate on the charges cap.
Features
SME achieves almost zero opt-outs after enrolling early

2014-03-25T00:00:00Z

Chartered surveyor Dalcour Maclaren has secured a virtually entire take-up of its defined contribution plan since it auto-enrolled its small workforce last year, and now the company is looking to streamline administration of the scheme.
Opinion
Regulator: our call to AE action

2014-03-13T00:00:00Z

Talking head: The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell urges smaller employers not to leave their auto-enrolment obligations to the last minute, saying now is “no time for complacency”.
Features
AE non-compliance expected to increase as SMEs stage

2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Consultants have urged employers auto-enrolling this year to ensure they are dedicating enough resources to the process, with the Pensions Regulator raising concerns about non-compliance.
Opinion
Why the reg’s DC code is near impossible for lay trustees

2014-03-11T00:00:00Z

PMI president Paul Couchman takes aim at the regulatory burden of the new defined contribution code on lay trustees in particular, and argues it is “highly likely” more than one in four schemes are non-compliant, in this week’s Informed Comment.
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.
News
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.
News
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.
News
How the DB code of practice may affect your scheme

2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Schemes 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.
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
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.