TPR admits scheme separation 'rarely best solution' as Polestar fund winds up

Jonathan Stapleton
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The Pensions Regulator has said the separation of schemes from employers is "rarely the best solution" - one day after a scheme where it allowed such a move announced it was winding up.

Yesterday, the trustees of the Polestar Pension Scheme said they were set to wind up the fund after The Pensions Regulator advised continuation would not be in the interest of members (PP Online, 1...

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