Disillusionment over DB funding code delays

Second consultation set for autumn with code to be operational from September 2023

Hope William-Smith
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Brighton, England: Location of The Pensions Regulator's headquarters
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Brighton, England: Location of The Pensions Regulator's headquarters

The second of The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) consultations on the defined benefit (DB) funding code will now be launched in autumn.

An update on the funding code timeline came today (13 June) as the regulator published its 2022-2024 corporate plan, which included a five-point focus roadmap for the industry over the next two yea...

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