All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 39
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Elections 2019: Pension reforms expected after Tory majority
Sweeping pension system reforms are expected following the Conservative Party’s comprehensive victory in Thursday’s general election, with more powers coming for the regulator, a tax review for the higher and lower paid, and experts calling for more work on retirement adequacy.
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Accountant charged with misleading regulator due to pension failings
On the go: An accountant has been charged with misleading the Pensions Regulator after he allegedly failed to enrol staff into a pension.
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Master trusts forced to up reserves due to levy increase
Master trusts will be hit twice by a general levy increase, since in addition to a cost hike these schemes will also have to boost their reserves in case of a wind-up, and face added scrutiny from the regulator as a revised business plan could be expected.
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FeaturesHow trustees can better navigate the DB endgame
How trustees can betternavigate the DB endgame Talking Point: Experts at a recent PensionsExpert event discuss what DB 'endgame'options are available to pension schemes asthey mature and their funding levels improveEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg ...
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TPR’s debt recovery rate stalls despite record enforcement activity
On the go: Despite the Pensions Regulator enforcement activity reaching a record high, the recovery rate against recoverable debt remains at 30 per cent, new research has revealed.
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Latest housing association to exit multi-employer scheme
On the go: Housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley has left the Social Housing Pension Scheme, a multi-employer defined benefit plan run by TPT Retirement Solutions, transferring its assets and liabilities to master trust Enplan.
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Royal London issues guidance for trustees when appointing IFAs
On the go: There is no right answer to whether trustees should be appointing financial advisers to help members make retirement decisions. However, doing nothing is not a risk-free option, a new policy paper from Royal London and Eversheds Sutherland has stated.
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Pot-follows-member agreements: Feasible or fantasy?
Now Pensions wants to agree bilateral deals with other master trusts to consolidate small pots resulting from auto-enrolment, but experts say some hurdles remain.
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Fiduciary tenders become mandatory for 20% of assets
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has updated its trustee guidance to reflect new requirements to tender for fiduciary management services.
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Darren Ryder steps down from TPR
On the go: The Pensions Regulator’s director of auto-enrolment, Darren Ryder, will leave his role next year to help other countries develop their own auto-enrolment programmes.
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FeaturesNo easy way out of USS strikes
Analysis: University staff across the UK are on strike over pensions for the second time in as many years, and despite detailed scrutiny of the affordability of their pensions since the first walkout in early 2018, academics still do not feel they have been listened to.
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PASA launches guidance for master trust consolidation
On the go: The Pensions Administration Standards Association has launched guidance for master trusts to follow when considering consolidation.
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Nursery and director fined for failing to enrol staff
On the go: A children’s nursery and its director have been ordered to pay £8,200 by the Pensions Regulator for failing to enrol staff in a workplace pension and misleading the watchdog.
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OpinionFix democratic deficit before mandating professional trustees
The Pensions Regulator’s industry consultation on the ‘Future of trusteeship and governance’ has revealed a divide.
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NewsDalriada working with replaced trustee to recoup £14m
Professional trustees charged with rescuing three pension schemes that flouted investment rules say selling out of prohibited assets may thwart their efforts to recoup more than £14m owed to members.
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Regulator updates pension transfer guidance for trustees
On the go: Defined benefit trustees will need to contact financial advice firms to check if the adviser listed on members’ transfer documents is employed with them, new guidance from the Pensions Regulator stipulates.
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DC trustees eye master trusts for decumulation options
Data crunch: Trustee reluctance to offer in-house drawdown means single-employer defined contribution schemes may look to partner with a master trust to offer decumulation products to members, new analysis shows.
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Academics union questions regulator’s oversight of USS
Academics have expressed disquiet over the role of the Pensions Regulator in the governance in one of the largest occupational pension schemes in the UK.
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Nursery director admits to avoiding paying pensions to staff
On the go: A pre-school nursery and its main director have pleaded guilty in court to attempting to avoid providing their staff with a workplace pension.
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Disability charity boss stole £250k from scheme
On the go: The former head of a charity for the disabled has admitted defrauding its pension scheme out of more than £250,000.