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NewsTPR prosecutes former BHS owner Dominic Chappell
The Pensions Regulator has said it is prosecuting businessman Dominic Chappell, whose company Retail Acquisitions owned high street chain BHS when it became insolvent, leaving behind an underfunded pension scheme.
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OpinionTPR: Taking a proactive approach
Earlier this year our chief executive, Lesley Titcomb, promised that the Pensions Regulator would be bolder, intervening more frequently and acting faster against those putting people’s retirement benefits at risk.
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NewsRegulator’s BHS report focuses on areas of improvement
The Pensions Regulator has highlighted the lessons it has learnt from the BHS case in a recently published regulatory intervention report, as experts stress the need for more proactive engagement.
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NewsArcadia agrees shorter recovery plans as Green feels pressure
Arcadia Group has agreed to increase its scheduled contributions to its two pension schemes, a sign that public pressure and 'naming and shaming' may be having some impact.
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BHS deal welcomed but views split over DB framework
Sir Philip Green will contribute £363m to a new pension scheme for former employees of BHS, under a settlement arrangement that achieves better outcomes for members than entry into the Pension Protection Fund.
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OpinionWill M&As change in the post-BHS era?
The collapse of BHS saw another household name disappear from the high street. The headlines about pensioners having their pensions cut back caused a public and political outcry.
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Select committee: Scare negligent employers into funding with 'nuclear' fines
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has called for “nuclear deterrent” fines – tripling the amount currently payable – to be levied against employers seen to be shirking pension responsibilities, in its report into defined benefit pensions.
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From BHS to Uber: The events that shaped pensions in 2016
Year in review: Having almost grown used to new regulations and system overhauls, 2016 managed to top (almost) everything, keeping the pensions industry on its toes. We have picked out some of the articles that accompanied this year’s turning points for pensions.
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TPR launches enforcement action over BHS scheme
The Pensions Regulator has launched enforcement action against former BHS owners Sir Philip Green and Dominic Chappell in an effort to shore up financial support for the company's troubled pension scheme.
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TPR uses powers to stamp out non-compliance and avoidance issues
The Pensions Regulator has continued to demonstrate its tougher approach by fining trustees for non-compliance.
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NewsBritish Steel pensions rule change proposals shelved
The government has reportedly put aside plans to change pensions legislation that would allow Tata Steel UK’s pension scheme to stay out of the Pension Protection Fund, according to insiders briefed on the issue.
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OpinionBehind the scenes at the PPF
In the past six months there has been a great deal of attention on pensions, particularly focused on issues such as BHS and scheme deficits. Meanwhile, the Pension Protection Fund has been hard at work behind the scenes to ensure our members receive consistent, high-quality customer service.
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Opinion
Another pensions headline
Editorial: After the dust settled on the Robert Maxwell scandal, for many years pensions news was not exactly the stuff of dreams for journalists. But this year all that looks set to change, as pensions are now right up there alongside Britain's Olympic triumphs and conflict in the Middle East.
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Select committee seeks views on expanding regulator powers
The Work and Pensions Committee is to consider amending the powers of the Pensions Regulator and the make-up of the Pension Protection Fund as part of its ongoing inquiry into the Pension Protection Fund and the Pensions Regulator following the collapse of BHS.
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OpinionBad cases make bad law
Allied Steel and Wire went into receivership in 2002, with some members at risk of only getting a fraction of their pension before the introduction of the Pension Protection Fund.
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Opinion
Will PLSA’s DB consultation bolster embattled industry?
From the blog: The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has called for evidence to support its Defined Benefit Taskforce, as record-low gilt yields pile yet more pressure on the industry.
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OpinionThe other pensions problem
At some point in the last few years, pensions became a big news story. Updates on BHS, Tata steel and others fill airwaves and pages (including our own).
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OpinionTata, BHS and the rest
Editorial: From Port Talbot to London, defined benefit pensions have become the worry of the nation – probably rightly so.
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Features
Will the BHS fallout ring alarm bells across the corporate sector?
FTSE companies come and go, but the failure of retailer British Home Stores a year after being sold for a pound is likely to become a watershed moment in UK pensions.
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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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