Law and Regulation

In the first of a series of exclusive articles for Professional Pensions, TPR's David Fair's explores the role of sole trustees, outlines some of the regulators' concerns and calls for evidence from the industry.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) almost issued a warning notice against one of the firms involved in the Railways Pension Scheme (RPS) as sections of the scheme were placed on watch in 2016.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is carrying out seven criminal investigations into potential scams with indicative losses to savers' pensions of around £55m, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed.

The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) took on 2,566 early resolution cases in 2018/19 after onboarding a team from The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), according to its annual report and accounts.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) increased its use of frontline powers by 32% over the last year, it confirmed in its annual report and accounts.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is considering plans to combine its 15 codes of practice into a single, shorter code as part of its 'clearer, quicker and tougher' initiative.

James Phillips spoke to the former shadow chancellor at PBUK about how politicians must embrace the benefits of long-term policy creation through independent and cross-party thinking.

Companies which have tried to dodge their pension duties by changing their identities are being "hunted" by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) in a crackdown on non-compliance with auto-enrolment (AE).

The regulator must not forget the important role of lay trustees as it boosts standards of professionals, argues Jonathan Stapleton.

The launch of the professional trustee accreditation process, set up by the Professional Trustee Standards Working Group (PTSWG), has been delayed until "later this year".