http://www.professionalpensions.com/ Latest from Professional Pensions en-us web@incisivemedia.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:45:43 +0100 GMT 15 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811904 Local Government Pension Scheme ill-health regulations remain unclear, GMB says. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:35:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811904 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811333 THE Serious Fraud Office has confirmed three men have been arrested in connection with its investigation into independent trustee firm GP Noble. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:14:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811333 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811235 THE Serious Fraud Office is investigating independent trustee firm GP Noble following a referral by The Pensions Regulator. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811235 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811115 THE Financial Services Authority has banned Barnsley-based sole trader Darrell Mark Eaden from being a senior manager for failing to monitor effectively his pension transfer specialist. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:28:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811115 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811122 TRUSTEES should not be scared by a pensions ombudsman determination which forced a board to personally repay £130,000, a law firm says. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811122 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810569 THE Pensions Regulator has removed authority for 29 pension schemes from an independent trustee firm, Professional Pensions has learned. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810569 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810074 THE Pension Protection Fund consultation into the equalisation of guaranteed minimum pension entitlements between the sexes was "misconceived", a lawyer says. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:24:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810074 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810063 The Financial Services Authority has fined the UK operations of Credit Suisse £5.6m. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:02:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810063 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809521 The Pensions Regulator’s draft guidance on how to calculate transfer values for members of defined benefit pension schemes is too late to be effective, Mercer says. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809521 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809037 The Pensions Regulator published its draft guidance on how to calculate transfer values for members of defined benefit pension schemes today. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:29:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809037 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808842 HM Revenue & Customs has made a U-turn on its requirement for occupational pension scheme trustees to register to comply with money laundering regulations. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:08:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808842 http://www.professionalpensions.com/807763 Pension scheme trustees have been "left in limbo" for four months over delayed money laundering regulations, a law firm says. Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/807763 http://www.professionalpensions.com/806877 More than 90 responses have been received by the Accounting Standards Board on the discussion paper ‘The Financial Reporting of Pensions’. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/806877 http://www.professionalpensions.com/806407 TRUSTEE champion Brian Holden is developing a governance structure for pension schemes to coincide with two EU initiatives. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/806407 http://www.professionalpensions.com/806139 The Pension Regulator’s decision to no longer backdate mortality proposals should give some comfort to a large number of trustees, Hewitt Associates says. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/806139 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805842 THE National Association of Pension Funds has backed the Pensions Regulator’s decision to delay introducing changes to the way longevity is treated in the scheme funding regime. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805842 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805666 THE Pensions Regulator has decided to delay introducing changes to the way longevity is treated in the scheme funding regime. Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:47:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805666 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805272 THE Pensions Regulator has published its annual report for the past financial year and highlighted its online scheme and exchange service as a key success. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:36:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805272 http://www.professionalpensions.com/805200 THE most common complaint to the pensions ombudsman office was the refusal of ill-health pensions, its annual report reveals. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:29:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/805200 http://www.professionalpensions.com/804437 ACCOUNTING proposals could lead to further erosion of UK defined benefit pension schemes, the National Association of Pension Funds warns. Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/804437 http://www.professionalpensions.com/803874 Insurers may have to restrict trustee liability cover if The Pensions Regulator’s powers are extended, an expert warns. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/803874 http://www.professionalpensions.com/803580 PROPOSED anti-avoidance powers will act as a deterrent to investment and could increase risk to scheme members, the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association warns. Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/803580 http://www.professionalpensions.com/802448 THE Investment Governance Group must not become a backdoor route for further regulation, the National Association of Pension Funds warns. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/802448 http://www.professionalpensions.com/801986 THE Pensions Regulator has published final guidance for occupational scheme trustees to help them meet the government’s expectations on scheme wind-ups. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/801986 http://www.professionalpensions.com/801847 The Pensions Research Accountants Group has rejected Accounting Standards Board proposals on pensions reporting. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/801847 http://www.professionalpensions.com/801059 THE Pension Protection Fund could collect around £160m more than its target of £675m through the buffer built into risk-based levy demands, a consultant claims. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:06:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/801059 http://www.professionalpensions.com/800971 The Pensions Trust was "bitterly disappointed" to discover its Pension Protection Fund levy had risen by £850,000 a year. Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/800971 http://www.professionalpensions.com/800289 The Pension Protection Fund was "completely caught out" by improvements in failure scores when it calculated the risk-based levy scaling factor, consultants say.   Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/800289 http://www.professionalpensions.com/799745 The number of trustees commissioning independent covenant reviews has jumped 10pc in the past year, Mercer says. Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/799745 http://www.professionalpensions.com/799486 THE Financial Services Authority is set to introduce rules to force investors to disclose significant short positions in firms undertaking rights issues. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/799486