Industry backs 'gentle hand' of TPR supervision
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is right to introduce new regulatory initiatives for 1,000 schemes as part of its clearer, quicker and tougher approach, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.
The 93 respondents also answered questions on TPR's use of powers, the ongoing supervision of master trusts, the importance of technological innovation in individual pension schemes, and benchmarking of...
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