All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 77
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NewsIndustry to meet ministers over impact of UK split
News analysis: Industry figures will meet with ministers next month to flesh out how a split UK pensions system could work in the event of a yes vote for Scottish independence.
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NewsKodak deal could 'set precedent' for benefit change
News analysis: The technique used to save the Kodak Pension Plan’s sponsor from insolvency could set a precedent for schemes and employers wanting to change members’ benefits to reduce risk.
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OpinionHow to avoid a £250,000 data protection fine
Schemes and employers should know their obligations when it comes to looking after member information, but legal experts have warned that without proper consideration it could be easy to fall foul of data protection rules.
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News
SPC: Pot-follows-member a 'breeding ground' for fraud
The government’s pot-follows-member proposals threaten to “overstretch” the industry and expose members to greater risk of pension liberation fraud, if introduced at the peak of auto-enrolment in 2014, the Society of Pension Consultants has warned.
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Now Pensions U-turns on sharia fund for members
Now Pensions has reversed its decision not to launch a sharia option, in its concern to avoid alienating members with a preference for Islamic investment, following auto-enrolment.
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Features
Heineken boosts transparency with statement of investment principles
Heineken’s scheme governance committee has produced a statement of investment principles to improve transparency for members, despite there being no legal requirement for contract-based defined contribution plans to do so.
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News
How draft contribution rules impact your scheme
The Pensions Regulator's draft contribution requirements could have a significant impact on schemes and providers by pressuring them to help police employer contributions under auto-enrolment.
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Survey: half of DC schemes failing investment duty
Data analysis: Consultants have raised concerns over a lack of investment focus from defined contribution schemes, after research found little more than half of schemes had recently reviewed their investment principles.
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Opinion
Breaking down the regulator’s 2013 funding statement
Sackers’ Zoë Lynch looks at what the Pensions Regulator’s annual funding statement means for schemes’ contributions, assumptions and recovery plans, in the latest edition of Technical View.
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NewsBA communicates with members on growth objective
The Pensions Regulator’s new objective to support employer growth has filtered through to members of the British Airways pension schemes, where trustees have met with the airline and regulator as part of the valuation process.
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Essex council fund maps insolvency risk
Essex Pension Fund has produced a map to help predict employer insolvency after a liquidation left it saddled with orphan liabilities.
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How the 2013 funding statement affects your scheme
NEWS ANALYSIS: The Pensions Regulator’s 2013 annual funding statement has set out the flexibilities open to schemes in the tough economic climate, but pension professionals have said those carrying out valuations this year could find the process challenging.
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News
Government considers added layer of AE legislation
Pension professionals have welcomed plans for the government to legislate on further minimum standards for auto-enrolment to ensure schemes meet quality benchmarks.
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Opinion
Editorial: View from the top
If you are looking to improve the running of your pension fund, hiring the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator is a pretty good place to start.
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Features
Saul curbs transfers-in to avoid 'unknown liabilities'
The £1.6bn Superannuation Arrangements of the University of London has decided to suspend members from transferring in their old private sector pensions, to manage the risk and cost of regulatory changes including auto-enrolment.
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Features
Doctors ruling ups AE worker cost for employers
A private medical practice has been forced to extend its workplace benefits to self-employed practitioners in a legal case that will increase auto-enrolment costs for employers.
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Features
Schemes tackle longevity risk with annual reviews
Schemes such as Astra Zeneca and Reckitt Benckiser have made sizable changes to their life expectancy assumptions, but Owen Walker discovers small, frequent reviews are better to avoid the risk of poor data.
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Features
Regulator calls for proportionate DC data requests
Responding to industry criticism, the regulator has told schemeXpert.com it is interested in views on how it could "strengthen" its collection of data from defined contribution (DC) schemes.
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FeaturesRailpen warns members of early-release scams
The £20bn scheme has warned its members about potentially illegal early-release offers in order to manage the risk of fraud and tax costs to their retirement savings.
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FeaturesBT changes valuation date to help close deficit
The BT Pension Scheme took advantage of a regulatory flexibility to move its valuation date forward by six months and improve its funding position.