TPR Funding Code of Practice 'perfect opportunity' for in-depth DB review

Hymans Robertson says code prompts DB valuations to comply

Jasmine Urquhart
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TPR Funding Code of Practice 'perfect opportunity' for in-depth DB review

Defined benefit (DB) schemes will be among the first to comply with The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) Code of Practice, with the code providing a “perfect opportunity for an in-depth review”, Hymans Robertson says.

A paper from the consultancy called for schemes to "take time and care" of their reviews considering the "huge transformation in the DB pensions market" recently. The paper said DB schemes shoul...

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