Regulation

The first ever financial support direction imposed on Sea Containers by The Pensions Regulator has been supported by the US Bankruptcy Court.

CHANGING life expectancy assumptions have added £40bn to scheme liabilities, analysis by Hewitt Associates reveals.

MORTALITY assumptions will not be used as a primary trigger for funding plans, The Pensions Regulator says.

Better communication between trustees, sponsoring employers and members of defined contribution schemes can give a significant boost to financial outcomes, The Pensions Regulator says.

The government is once again looking at addressing worries over the regulations governing payments to employers from defined benefit schemes. Jonathan Stapleton investigates

The government has clarified Local Government Pension Scheme ill-health regulations after scheme managers raised concerns over the number of possible appeals.

The majority of trustees and employers believe the current Pension Protection Fund levy structure does not represent a fair sharing of costs, Barnett Waddingham says.

The Pensions Regulator has appointed Graham Brammer as executive director to oversee the design and delivery of its extended employer responsibilities linked to personal accounts.

The Pensions Regulator should have released its final conflicts of interest guidance to coincide with new legislation in the Companies Act, a lawyer says.

The Pensions Regulator's toolkit is an effective learning tool for lay trustees on both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes, research shows.