All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 9
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UK pensions regulator proposes to shift focus to DC
15 years after TPR was formed, most DB schemes are closed to new members
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Superfund sees ‘train hard to fight easy’ value in tough TPR process
Rigorous regulatory assessment important for confidence
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The People’s Pension - Global lessons on member outcomes
Big is really very beautiful when it comes to pensions
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Aon: latest valuations show 67% UK schemes use long-term funding target
The LTO principle is key to the revised TPR code of practice
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LGPS advisory board chair welcomes national knowledge test
Councillor Roger Phillips says it will feed into LGPS good governance project
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: UK superfunds – Super fast, or dead in the water?
Will the superfund ship lawfully leave port any time soon? Following the UK pension regulator’s publication of its interim regime for superfunds in June 2020, there is much talk about scheme transfers to superfund being imminent. Clive Weber, pensions partner, and Paul Ashcroft, solicitor, Wedlake Bell LLP, explain why the ...
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TPR: Difficult COVID-19 decisions may call for ‘conflict management advice’
CEO of UK pensions regulator sets out how DB trustees can hold ‘first line of defence’ for members
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LCP raises alarm about ‘rigidity’ in DB funding code proposals
Consultancy calls for flexibility and more consideration of interaction with covenant strength
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Coronavirus sees UK dividends take record beating in Q2
176 companies cancelled dividends, 30 cut them in ‘biggest hit to dividends in generations’
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: Considerations around consolidation vehicles
Much of the debate around consolidation vehicles thus far has focused on the comparison between the security provided by consolidators and that provided by a traditional insurance company.
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Pension SuperFund gets HMRC OK after switch on TPR request
Regulator asked emerging commercial DB consolidator to set up a new occupational pension scheme
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UK regulator announces interim regime for DB superfunds
Guidance opens the door for market in new commercial consolidation options
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Systemic risk gets ‘hotspot’ status from actuarial regulation bodies
Climate-related risk named top hotspot in updated risk report from joint forum on actuarial regulation
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Contingent charging ban renews calls for scheme, sponsor DB advice role
FCA sets out new rules and guidance on pension transfer advice, especially DB-to-DC
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How UK local authorities have managed the pandemic
LGPS funds have weathered the pandemic’s storm so far, but expect things to get more difficult later this year
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TPR pushes back on calls for overhaul of planned funding code
The UK regulator says the COVID-19 crisis does not warrant a fundamental rethink of its planned new DB funding regime
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UK roundup: TPR pipes up over inter-DC transfers; ‘Cross-country’ PRT deal
Plus: Co-op Pace pension fund de-risks again with Aviva in £350m deal
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People moves: Sampension’s new risk chief; APG names managing director
Sampension, APG, TPR, Border to Coast PP, Hymans Robertson, TPT, SPK, HSBC GAM, Pensionsmyndigheten, Edmond de Rothschild, MSIM, Isio, Netspar, ITS, INDOS, LGIM, Aon, WTW, Mercer, Premier, NIkko AM, Alvarium
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TPR extends COVID-19 guidance in new annual funding statement
‘Vital that employers and trustees work together collaboratively’
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UK pension funds to warn savers of DB/DC transfers
TPR encourages members to take regulated advice to understand their retirement options