Schemes face uncertainty as new rules delayed by general election

Industry fears new funding code will be among the reforms delayed by surprise poll

Jonathan Stapleton
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David Fairs: The price to be paid is greater regulatory scrutiny
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David Fairs: The price to be paid is greater regulatory scrutiny

The surprise timing of the general election will impact The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) new funding code and could delay work on the pensions dashboards, multi-employer collective defined contribution (CDC) and defined benefit (DB) flexibilities, the industry says.

A blog published today (23 May) by LCP partner David Fairs – the former head of policy at TPR – said the regulations bringing the new DB funding regime into force on 22 September have already been ...

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