TPR's funding statement warns trustees to act on high dividends to protect members

Stephanie Baxter
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Strong employers should consider contributing more money to reduce pension deficits over a shorter period of time, especially where they are paying out excessive shareholder dividends, the watchdog has said.

In its annual defined benefit (DB) funding statement published today, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) called on trustees and employers to do more to protect members' benefits and work together where t...

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