All Law & regulation articles – Page 6
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NewsCalls for government action after Virgin case ruling
Industry groups have called for government intervention in the wake of the Virgin Media-NTL case, which has cast significant uncertainty over the defined benefit (DB) sector.
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NewsTPR clarifies capital release rules for superfunds
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out its requirements for superfunds that wish to release capital to investors as part of their commercial business model.
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NewsVirgin-NTL case ruling poses ‘major issues’ for DB schemes
Defined benefit (DB) scheme sponsors could face substantial additional costs after a court ruled that rule amendments were invalid due to missing paperwork.
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NewsITV strikes deal with TPR to end Box Clever saga
Nearly 3,000 former Box Clever employees will receive their pension benefits in full after the regulator struck a deal with ITV. Pensions Expert looks back on a 13-year saga.
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OpinionA bill and a review: what’s in, what’s out, what’s left to work out?
Rob Yuille of the Association of British Insurers takes a deep dive into the government’s announcements from the past week.
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NewsBritish Steel redress hit by falling annuity prices
Redress paid to victims of the British Steel pension scandal has reached £106m, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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NewsDWP failing to fix state pension errors, says LCP’s Webb
Nearly 200,000 parents are missing part of their National Insurance record – and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is moving at “a snail’s pace” to fix it.
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News‘Fragmentation and waste’: Government sets sights on LGPS
The government has targeted a reduction in “fragmentation and waste” within the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), as part of the first phase of its much-anticipated Pensions Review.
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NewsChancellor fires starting gun on Pensions Review
The anticipated Pensions Review kicks off this week after the government announced plans for a “big bang of reforms” for the sector over the weekend.
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News‘Challenging balance to strike’: Industry reacts to Pensions Review
The pensions sector has extended a cautious welcome to the government’s wide-ranging Pensions Review after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, unveiled the plans over the weekend.
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NewsWhat is – and isn’t – in Labour’s Pension Schemes Bill
The new government set out plans for legislation on small pots consolidation, default decumulation options, and ensuring value for money at the State Opening of Parliament today (17 July).
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OpinionThe cornerstones of post-election pension provision
Law Debenture’s Scott Pinder considers what the new government may have in store for the pensions sector and how trustees and employers can best prepare themselves.
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NewsRailpen laments ‘opportunity lost’ as FCA unveils listings overhaul
Railpen has expressed strong disappointment with a new regulatory regime for UK listed companies, unveiled by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) this morning (11 July).
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OpinionA government to-do list for pensions
The new government has set itself an ambitious set of goals for the pensions sector, as Brightwell’s Amy Mankelow explores.
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NewsUSS, Brunel to help shape National Wealth Fund
The UK’s biggest private sector pension scheme and one of the eight local authority pension fund pools are among the members of a taskforce set up by the government.
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NewsJoined-up thinking: Emma Reynolds to work across DWP and Treasury
The appointment of a pensions minister working across the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Treasury could signal joined-up pensions policy, according to former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb.
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FeaturesHow master trust regulation is evolving
Master trust supervision has evolved to focus on investments, data and innovation, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said.
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OpinionTaking care of (trustee) business
Sackers senior counsel Naomi Brown explores the differences and similarities between running a pension fund and running a business – and what can be learned from each role.
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NewsMeet the new bosses: Key appointments in Labour government
Sir Stephen Timms, former chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee, has been appointed minister of state in the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
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NewsPLSA calls for government focus on DC decumulation, Funding Code
The new Labour government needs to fast-track the implementation of the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code as one of its first priorities for the pensions sector, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).