All The Pensions Regulator (TPR) articles – Page 9
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UK pensions legislation clears parliament after funding rule assurances
DB funding regime will remain ‘genuinely’ scheme-specific, says junior minister Stedman-Scott
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UK roundup: Marie Curie’s bulk annuity deal with L&G
Plus: TPR’s long-term targets will add extra financial pressure to UK plan sponsors, says Aon
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Softer tone on open DB plans seen in TPR ‘myth-busting’ comments
Policy director David Fairs sets out regulator’s intentions, thinking about open schemes, next steps for DB funding code in blog post
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Regulator called to ‘fight the corner’ of Arcadia pension scheme members
Sir Philip Green’s high street retail company reportedly on the brink of collapse
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The tipping point for UK pension schemes
Schemes need to consider how to get to a secure level of funding, but also, the assets they will need to hold when they reach peak cashflows in order to remain fully funded
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UK regulator urges trustees to prepare for sponsor distress
‘Trustees should know the signs of distress, and preparations can be made before these signs appear’
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UK roundup: Government RPI reform response due 25 November
Plus: £415m buy-in and £22m duo, Regulator urges anti-scam pledge, Government creates Office for Investment
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MPs warned about DB sponsor cost hit from proposed funding rules
Pension Schemes Bill due to be scrutinised by the Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons next week
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Nearly two-thirds of listed DB sponsors have warned on profits this year
UK-listed DB sponsors are concentrated in industrial and consumer discretionary FTSE sectors
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New code of practice aims to raise sole trustee standards
The code outlines how sole trusteeship service providers need to evidence robust governance structures
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UK regulator delivers superfund guidance for trustees, sponsors
Guidance follows the announcement of an interim regime for superfunds in the summer
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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’