All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 72
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News
Personnel shortage anticipated for independent governance bodies
Independent governance committees could be hampered by a shortage of experienced professionals as contract-based scheme providers race to set up bodies by April 2015, with industry figures suggesting sharing personnel.
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NewsRegulator nets £184m from Lehmans as cases treble
The Pensions Regulator’s unprecedented £184m settlement for the members of the Lehman Brothers pension scheme is its biggest trophy in a growing anti-avoidance campaign, with the number of investigations trebling since last year.
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Opinion
Employer growth emphasis will separate the wheat from the chaff
The Pensions Regulator's announcement of the need for schemes to take into account an employer’s ability to grow followed intense lobbying on the government to give employers more flexibility on the timing of contributions.
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Opinion
Time is running short. Regulators must provide detail on how to implement DC reform
It is difficult to recall a time when defined contribution pensions in the UK had to cope with more regulatory change.
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Features
'Oversharing' is good. A scheme guide for dealing with the regulator
The western world is divided on the power of regulation to move it forward. On the left and in the centre, politicians promise regulation to avoid the excessive risk-taking that almost led to the collapse of the global financial system in 2008.
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Newly defined money purchase plans wake up to actuarial and comms obligations
Trustees and employers offering money purchase benefits may face increased member communication and valuation requirements as a result of the government’s new statutory definition.
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Ombudsman: pension liberation reports expected in a 'few weeks'
The pensions ombudsman has said it should be publishing determinations on pension liberation cases within the next few weeks, with trustees hoping the reports will help them on difficult transfer decisions.
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Features
NESPF beefs up governance to prep for Scottish LGPS reform
North East Scotland Pension Fund plans to establish a dedicated governance team – incorporating communication responsibilities – to deal with the increased workload produced by local government pension scheme reforms.
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Opinion
Regulator: We're stepping up the fight against scams that have shattered lives
Members of pension schemes are being ripped off and face losing all or most of their savings as a result of scams that promise instant cash and high returns on investments.
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News
Covenant-lite market expands as small schemes digest DB code
Small and medium-sized employers’ pension schemes are finding greater access to pared-down, lower-cost covenant assessments following the Pensions Regulator’s revised defined benefit code of practice, which has increased focus on employer strength.
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NewsKingfisher nears surplus following sponsor property deal
Kingfisher Pension Scheme has revealed that a funding deal with its sponsor, which sees it draw from income-generating properties, has pushed its funding level close to 100 per cent.
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OpinionEditorial: You're right from your side
One in seven trustees doesn't sound like a lot. But when you think that could be one person on every pension scheme board, the proportion starts to feel a bit more tangible.
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Opinion
Six key graphs on the regulator's uphill task on scheme data
The Pensions Regulator last week released its annual record-keeping survey, which once again showed smaller schemes were falling behind their larger counterparts.
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FeaturesSiemens shrinks deficit with asset-backed funding deal
Engineering and electronics company Siemens has set up a Scottish limited partnership for its UK defined benefit scheme to provide additional security for members, shutting a large part of its deficit and stabilising the company’s cash flow.
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Revised DB code emphasises integrated risk management
The Pensions Regulator this week released a new code of practice for defined benefit schemes, focusing on trustees and employers working collaboratively on scheme funding.
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News
Collective schemes to be enforced by valuation and reporting framework
Collective schemes – which pool members’ assets and risk – will have to comply with new valuation and reporting requirements, under initial proposals outlined yesterday in the Queen’s Speech.
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NewsPPF targets transparency with insolvency levy changes
Schemes will be able to more precisely focus their efforts to reduce their Pension Protection Fund levy, following the lifeboat’s proposals to make its insolvency risk system more transparent.
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Opinion
Regulator's corporate plan: AE, funding, and trustee training
The Pensions Regulator has laid out its corporate plan for the next three years, in which it sets out plans to review its approach to ensuring high standards of governance and administration for schemes. It will also seek to improve the knowledge and understanding of trustees.
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Opinion
Regulator: Where DC schemes are failing legal minimum
Retirement savers rightly expect that the money they have put away for later in life will be carefully managed by competent people with their best interests at heart.
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Opinion
Regulator makes latest bid for transparency in case decisions
The Pensions Regulator has issued a six-week consultation on the procedure it follows in cases where decisions are made by the executive arm of the regulator.