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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Avoiding the next DB funding scandal
Avoiding the next DB funding scandal

High profile corporate failures such as Carillion have left schemes facing significant losses. Andrew Palmer looks at how to avoid such issues in future.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 March 2018
Philip Green calls for truce with Frank Field
Philip Green calls for truce with Frank Field

Sir Philip Green has urged Frank Field to "avoid another public spat" as the two heavyweights locked heads over any potential sale of high street conglomerate Arcadia.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 March 2018
Updated: Dominic Chappell must pay £87k for information-sharing failure
Updated: Dominic Chappell must pay £87k for information-sharing failure

Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been ordered to pay a total of £87,000 in fines and court costs after he was found guilty of failing to provide The Pensions Regulator (TPR) with information.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 February 2018
Philip Green in Field's crosshairs again as Arcadia sale possible
Philip Green in Field's crosshairs again as Arcadia sale possible

Frank Field is to warn Sir Philip Green not to sell his Arcadia business without ensuring defined benefit (DB) pensions are adequately protected, PP can confirm.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 February 2018
DB consolidation will accelerate without legislative change
DB consolidation will accelerate without legislative change

Research by Hymans Robertson predicts existing options could shrink the DB universe by four-fifths in 25 years' time. Stephanie Baxter explores its predictions

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 February 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include The Pensions Regulator fining a Now Pensions trustee £70,000, and BT appealing a court ruling over its RPI to CPI indexation swap.

  • Industry
  • 09 February 2018
What might the government do to prevent 'the next Carillion'?
What might the government do to prevent 'the next Carillion'?

Steve Webb says there are various ways to take action on executives who try to line their pockets by putting workers' pensions at risk

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 January 2018
Chappell found guilty of failing to give information to TPR
Chappell found guilty of failing to give information to TPR

Ex-BHS owner Dominic Chappell has been found guilty for failing to provide information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on three occasions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 January 2018
TPR 'aggressive and hostile' in BHS probe
TPR 'aggressive and hostile' in BHS probe

Dominic Chappell blasted The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for what he called an "aggressive and hostile" approach to his takeover of BHS, a court has heard.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 January 2018
Toys R Us restructuring 'could fail unless it pays '£9m pension bill'
Toys R Us restructuring 'could fail unless it pays '£9m pension bill'

Toys R Us may have to pay around £9m into its defined benefit (DB) scheme so its restructuring deal can be agreed by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), according to reports.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 19 December 2017
TPR's powers: The broken process and how to fix it
TPR's powers: The broken process and how to fix it

Mark Blyth says there are real problems in how the regulator exercises its powers, and suggests how to solve them

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 December 2017
How TPR is becoming quicker, clearer and tougher
How TPR is becoming quicker, clearer and tougher

The regulator is cracking down on unacceptable levels of non-compliance and using some of its powers for the first time. Its chief executive Lesley Titcomb tells Stephanie Baxter what trustees can expect

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 October 2017
The creeping DB crisis
The creeping DB crisis

A panel at this year's Trustee Senate discussed strains in the DB system and what can be done about them. Michael Klimes reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 September 2017
Five stories you may have missed: TPR to prosecute Chappell; cold calling ban confirmed
Five stories you may have missed: TPR to prosecute Chappell; cold calling ban confirmed

The biggest stories on PP this week include articles on the regulator pursuing Dominic Chappell over BHS and research suggesting the low savings ratio is misleading. Here are the top five...

  • Industry
  • 25 August 2017
TPR and PPF agree RAA proposal for British Steel scheme
TPR and PPF agree RAA proposal for British Steel scheme

The regulator and lifeboat fund have agreed plans to sever the £15bn British Steel Pension Scheme from Tata Steel UK after months of negotiations with the trustee and sponsor.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 11 August 2017
Frank Field: We will shine a light on employers that shirk their duties
Frank Field: We will shine a light on employers that shirk their duties

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman talks to Michael Klimes about the challenges for occupational schemes and his unfinished business with Sir Philip Green.

  • Industry
  • 21 July 2017
Frank Field to re-run for WPC chairmanship
Frank Field to re-run for WPC chairmanship

Frank Field will run to be re-appointed chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) in the new parliament, his office has confirmed to PP.

  • Industry
  • 14 June 2017
'Bulldog' regulator in Brexit world may see trustees push harder for cash
'Bulldog' regulator in Brexit world may see trustees push harder for cash

The combined force of a more heavy-handed regulator and market conditions in a post-Brexit world will cause some defined benefit (DB) trustees to put greater demands on their scheme sponsor, Barnett Waddingham predicts.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 June 2017
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt

The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 June 2017
Alan Rubenstein: Don't lose sight of the bigger picture
Alan Rubenstein: Don't lose sight of the bigger picture

The industry is at risk of being side-tracked by short-term funding data and high-profile defined benefit (DB) failures, the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) chief executive has warned.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 May 2017
'Frustrated' Field says Green must publish BHS settlement deal and warning notice
'Frustrated' Field says Green must publish BHS settlement deal and warning notice

Frank Field is pressing Sir Philip Green to publish undisclosed details about the settlement he reached with The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on British Home Stores (BHS) at the end of February.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 27 April 2017
Is TPR getting tougher after securing first criminal convictions?
Is TPR getting tougher after securing first criminal convictions?

The regulator has bared its teeth in two court cases involving failure to hand over information vital for its investigations, resulting in its first convictions. Stephanie Baxter asks if it suggests a shift in attitude

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 April 2017
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include a Treasury letter confirming no changes to pensions tax relief in the near future, and Frank Field questioning the level of benefits promised to BHS members.

  • Industry
  • 24 March 2017
TPR to clarify duties for professional trustees
TPR to clarify duties for professional trustees

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is consulting on changing its definition of professional trustees and is also reviewing its penalty policies for breach of duties.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 March 2017
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