All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 76

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.
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.
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.
Features
Tyne and Wear considers discount rate change to improve funding

2013-11-08T00:00:00Z

Tyne and Wear Pension Fund has considered changing the way it sets the discount rate used to calculate its liabilities, to prevent its funding level falling and large increases in employer contributions.
News
Transfer industry outlines pot-follows-member approach

2013-10-25T00:00:00Z

Transfer companies have set out how pot-follows-member pensions consolidation could work after the government said it was looking at industry initiatives to find a cost and time-efficient implementation.
News
Scams burden remains in spite of HMRC registration

2013-10-23T00:00:00Z

News analysis: A High Court ruling last week established the Pensions Regulator’s authority to take action against schemes it believes to be fraudulent.
News
Regulator refines website for SME auto-enrolment

2013-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Pensions Regulator has revamped the auto-enrolment section of its website to help small to medium-sized enterprises implement the reform by adding step-by-step tools and drop-down information menus.
Opinion
Why clarity is needed over pensions liberation

2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

In this Informed Comment, Sackers’ Zoë Lynch takes a look at the tricky situation faced by schemes over pensions liberation, and why a “simple amendment within the existing legislative framework” might not be enough to help them.
News
How the OFT report affects your scheme

2013-09-20T00:00:00Z

The Association of British Insurers will audit contract and bundled schemes at risk of being poor value for members, following the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into the market.
Opinion
Editorial: Embracing apathy

2013-09-13T00:00:00Z

This year’s eight annual Leadership of Pensions Summit left in its wake quite a few lessons, and some surprises too, about how pension schemes and policymakers are meeting today’s industry challenges.
News
Kodak deal captures new age of sponsor-scheme creativity

2013-09-05T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Purchasing assets from insolvent sponsors could become more common for schemes looking to secure member benefits, according to lawyers working on the Kodak case.
Opinion
Schemes are not obliged to prop up UK economy

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Pension schemes do not have an obligation to support a weakened UK economy, argues PensionsFirst’s David Norgrove in the latest Informed Comment.
News
Pressure grows for improved default fund standards

2013-08-15T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Focus on the design of default funds has sharpened following government and industry plans to explore new minimum standards, but the process presents challenges, industry experts have said.
News
Fidelity appoints PTL for mastertrust governance

2013-08-06T00:00:00Z

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has appointed PTL as the professional trustee of its mastertrust in a move that will see the governance of the scheme run independently, as employers look to manage potential conflicts of interest in the structure.
News
Making good your scheme's common data shortfall

2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

News analysis: The Pensions Regulator's annual record-keeping survey, released earlier this week, demonstrated a lack of awareness among smaller schemes of their data obligations, but also contained hints about how to repair administrative faults.
Opinion
Editorial: Put fraud firmly in the shade

2013-07-19T00:00:00Z

As the mercury rose last week, attention on pension fraudsters also hotted up as the regulator brought a liberation case to the High Court.
News
Regulator: liberation fraud more sophisticated threat

2013-07-12T00:00:00Z

News analysis: Pension liberation fraud has become more sophisticated, according to the Pensions Regulator, which is now targeting specific liberation models in a bid to slow down the pace of fraudulent activity.