All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 61
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Delays in transfer value process threaten member outcomes
The Pensions Regulator has been asked to look at streamlining the process for providing cash equivalent transfer values, after complaints from advisers that delays in schemes providing necessary information meant members were missing out.
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OpinionOpenness is the key to creating better solutions
This is an almost unprecedented time for the pensions industry as it faces fresh challenges and changes on an almost weekly basis.
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FeaturesCentrica drills for returns with high-yield allocation
The Centrica Combined Common Investment Fund, which manages holdings for the energy giant’s pension schemes, has trimmed its exposure to corporate bonds, reweighting its portfolio towards high-yield debt.
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Keep it simple when exploring new strategies
PLSA Investment Conference 2017: While smart beta has been labelled a cost-effective option for schemes looking for higher returns than a market cap index, trustees turning to these types of strategy have been advised to keep things simple while focusing on governance and costs.
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FeaturesMore pensioners to be offered Pie at Metal Box
The Metal Box Pension Scheme is planning to offer a pension increase exchange to more pensioner members this year, having offered one to some members in 2015.
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NewsPLSA ‘superfunds’ solution gets lukewarm reception
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association is calling on the government to facilitate consolidation while creating a regulatory framework for the creation of superfunds, but the proposal has seen a muted response.
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NewsTrustees must secure funding after GM sells Vauxhall to PSA
General Motors has announced the sale of Vauxhall to French car manufacturer PSA Group, but will retain responsibility for the company’s UK pension obligations, sparking concerns over the security of members' benefits.
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NewsPLSA kick-starts year-long diversity debate to improve pensions
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association is moving into new territory by starting a year-long focus on diversity with the aim of achieving better pensions, but has restricted its efforts to gender questions.
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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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Opinion
What to look for in the forthcoming IGC statements
Independent governance committee chairs are currently finalising their second chair’s annual statement and reports, so what lessons have IGCs learnt from the first round of statements and the approach taken by the Financial Conduct Authority to date?
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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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'Greenest of green papers' explores DB sustainability options but lacks urgency
A wide-ranging government green paper is exploring a number of possible changes to improve the sustainability of defined benefit schemes, but although experts welcomed the variety of issues discussed, some noted a lack of urgency.
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OpinionThe role of advice in a digital world
Long-term saving is one of the biggest issues facing society today. People are living longer and the pensions landscape seems to be constantly changing, which makes it very difficult to navigate and to know what options work best for individuals.
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Opinion
Is there still a place for triggers in LDI strategies?
How should schemes react to never seeing their hedging triggers hit, and is a time-based strategy better suited to the current rates environment? Axa Investment Managers' Jonathan Crowther, Barnett Waddingham's Sophia Heathcoat, Dalriada Trustees' Simon Cohen, Hymans Robertson's Alen Ong, Law Debenture's David Felder and Standard Life Investments' Mark Foster pick apart the implementation issues for today's LDI investors.
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DCIF: Mastertrusts must up their game on investment design
Mastertrusts must place greater importance on investment design to achieve the best possible outcomes for members, a new study suggests.
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AE compliance action holds steady amid calls to expand
Auto-enrolment enforcement action is rising, but remains limited to a small proportion of employers enrolling, the Pensions Regulator has said, as experts call for action to widen the scope of the policy.
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OpinionAre the select committee’s DB recommendations workable?
From the blog: The Work and Pension Committee’s DB report is exceptionally well written, but are any of its main recommendations actually workable?
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OpinionCourts, regulators and judicial reviews
From the blog: The threat of judicial review is ever-present for regulators, and this is as true in the pensions sphere as in any other. Inevitably those subject to regulation will be concerned to ensure that decisions made by their regulator are procedurally fair, proportionate, rational and consistent.
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NewsGovernment urged to pick up the pieces of failing mastertrusts
The mastertrust legislation horse is being put before the cart now that the pension schemes bill has reached the House of Commons, as the debate is shifting to who will be the 'funder of last resort'.
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How to choose a professional trustee for your scheme
Any other business: A regulatory burden that has proved too much even for some professional trustees and a challenging investment environment mean running a scheme has arguably never been harder. So should schemes appoint professional trustees, and what qualities do they need to look for?