TPR: UK Coal split was 'best available opportunity' for scheme

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The Pensions Regulator has explained why it sanctioned the restructuring of UK Coal which saw its scheme take a majority stake in part of the business in return for a £30m investment.

The regulator said the deal, agreed last year (PP Online, 10 December), was the "best available opportunity to maximise the value which can be provided by the group" to the scheme. The firm was ...

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