All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 41
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OpinionTurkeys don’t vote for Christmas
Too much of the pensions industry serves its own interests rather than those of its members, says CEM Benchmarking’s John Simmonds. The problem, he argues, lies in the role of scale. But is bigger truly better when it comes to pensions?
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Aegon and Nest join list of authorised master trusts
On the go: Nest, the master trust set up by the government to back auto-enrolment, has received authorisation from the Pensions Regulator, along with four other multi-employer schemes.
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TPR prosecutes director for information breach
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is taking legal action against a company director for failing to provide it with information – the latest in a string of prosecutions for section 72 breaches.
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DB deficit spikes as hedging continues to be vindicated
On the go: The defined benefit liabilities of the UK's largest companies shot up by £30bn at the end of August, according to Mercer, as a slump in corporate bond yields refocuses trustee minds on immunising risk.
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Businessman’s refusal to share information with TPR leads to court
On the go: The Pensions Regulator is prosecuting a Hampshire and Surrey-based businessman for failing to provide it with details of the companies he owns.
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Smart Pension and Lewis schemes get master trust authorisation
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has authorised a further two master trusts to continue operating in the UK.
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OpinionRegulator still sparing AE breach employers’ blushes
When it comes to bad bosses not doing the right thing by their staff, the Pension Regulator likes to talk tough.
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Pension deficit red flags could shake shareholder confidence
Data crunch: Companies with large defined benefit pension deficits risk seeing their share price drop as investors stay away, after equity analysts raised questions over whether their pension plans need urgent topping up.
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Bob Scott: The 40-year pensions perspective
Bob Scott is something of a rarity – a pensions lifer who has worked for the same firm virtually all his adult life, having joined Lane Clark & Peacock nearly 40 years ago in 1982.
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OpinionPPF’s role in company restructuring and insolvency events
Over the past few years we have seen a number of high-profile company insolvencies and restructurings. When a company with a defined benefit pension scheme faces such a situation, the Pension Protection Fund gets involved.
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PodcastsPodcast: Tackling the 'long tail' of underperforming smaller schemes
Podcast: The Pensions Regulator’s latest defined contribution survey revealed that only 4 per cent of micro schemes and 1 per cent of small schemes are meeting all of the watchdog’s governance standards. David Fairs, TPR’s executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice, has previously described the “long tail” of underperforming smaller schemes as “unacceptable”. In this podcast, Mr Fairs talks to Pensions Expert about what the survey’s findings mean, and how the DC landscape might change.
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5 million still at risk from scams, TPR warns
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has warned that as many as five million savers are still at risk from pension scams, as it renews its commitment to fighting fraudsters alongside the Financial Conduct Authority.
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TPR turns up the heat on 99% failing small schemes
The Pensions Regulator continued to press for consolidation on Thursday, after its annual survey found 99 per cent of small schemes are missing statutory governance requirements.
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Now Pensions castigated as master trust competition turns nasty
Data crunch: Master trust Now Pensions has published an index claiming its charges have the least drag on an average defined contribution pot, unleashing in the process a barrage of criticism of the provider’s own charging structure and administrative headaches.
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OpinionTPR: We do not care what your name is and neither does the law
Employers love to rebrand themselves. A new name and logo can help refocus a business on what it wants to achieve and how it wants to do it.
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Lancashire hails portfolio's positive impact on local area
The Lancashire County Council Pension Fund, which has invested £200m in its local community since 2013, has become an industry trailblazer amid growing interest in social impact investments.
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TPR shows off tougher approach alongside single-source code of practice
The Pensions Regulator's use of its frontline powers has risen by a third over the past year, it has revealed, as the watchdog cements its “clearer, quicker, tougher” ethos into its practice.
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Regulator hits back over influence on USS valuation
The Pensions Regulator has defended its record over the Universities Superannuation Scheme, after the Work and Pensions Committee questioned the regulator’s role in USS’s contested 2017 valuation.
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BoE highlights systemic risk of funds’ use of leveraged loans
On the go: Pension fund liability-driven investing techniques are among the systemic risks to the UK’s financial system highlighted by the Bank of England in a new report.
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£2.2bn Mercer Master Trust gains authorisation
On the go: The £2.2bn Mercer Master Trust has gained authorisation from the Pensions Regulator. The trust has 71,000 savers in the UK and is the 11th trust to gain the watchdog’s approval.