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Could new PPF levy for sponsorless schemes scupper future RAA deals?
Could new PPF levy for sponsorless schemes scupper future RAA deals?

The PPF's plans to impose a new levy model on schemes that cease to have a substantive sponsor have received mixed reactions from the industry, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 March 2017
Have your say: Should DB schemes be merged into single-sponsor superfunds?
Have your say: Should DB schemes be merged into single-sponsor superfunds?

This week we want to know whether the DB Taskforce's call for a full merger of schemes into superfunds is the best way to achieve DB consolidation.

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2017
Field seeks clarity from TPR on member benefits from BHS deal
Field seeks clarity from TPR on member benefits from BHS deal

MP Frank Field has written to the regulator seeking more detail on the benefits secured for British Home Stores (BHS) pension scheme members from the deal struck with Sir Philip Green.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 March 2017
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included coverage of Sir Philip Green's agreement to pay £363m into a new pension scheme for former British Home Stories (BHS) workers.

  • Industry
  • 03 March 2017
BHS settlement met with relief by industry; Proves TPR has 'enough powers'
BHS settlement met with relief by industry; Proves TPR has 'enough powers'

Much of the industry has praised the regulator for striking a deal with Sir Philip Green over the BHS schemes and expressed a degree of relief.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 March 2017
New standalone BHS scheme could be first under overhauled levy rule
New standalone BHS scheme could be first under overhauled levy rule

A scheme to allow British Home Stores (BHS) members to avoid large cuts through the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) could be the first to be assessed under new levy calculations.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 February 2017
BHS trustees: £363m cash injection delivers 'improved and sustainable benefits' for members
BHS trustees: £363m cash injection delivers 'improved and sustainable benefits' for members

The landmark agreement between the regulator and Sir Philip Green over British Home Stores (BHS), which will enable members to avoid the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), has been welcomed by the trustees.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 February 2017
A quick guide to the BHS pension settlement
A quick guide to the BHS pension settlement

The Pensions Regulator has published a 'quick guide' to the settlement reached with Sir Philip Green. Here are the key points in full…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 February 2017
UPDATED: TPR reaches deal with Sir Philip Green over BHS pensions worth £363m
UPDATED: TPR reaches deal with Sir Philip Green over BHS pensions worth £363m

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has reached a deal with Sir Philip Green over the British Homes Stores (BHS) pension schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 February 2017
WPC calls for stronger governance rules for large private firms after BHS
WPC calls for stronger governance rules for large private firms after BHS

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has urged the government to introduce new extra duties on big private companies and directors to prevent another BHS failure.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 February 2017
Frank Field: Insolvency Service 'has raised its game' on BHS
Frank Field: Insolvency Service 'has raised its game' on BHS

Frank Field has praised the appointment of a specialist counsel by the Insolvency Service (IS) as part of its enquiry into the demise of British Home Stores (BHS).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 February 2017
Five stories you might have missed this week
Five stories you might have missed this week

This week's top stories included reports that the Pensions Regulator and Sir Philip Green may be close to a deal over the BHS pension schemes.

  • Industry
  • 03 February 2017
BHS pensions: Sir Philip Green and TPR on verge of £350m deal
BHS pensions: Sir Philip Green and TPR on verge of £350m deal

A provisional deal between Sir Philip Green and The Pensions Regulator over the BHS pension schemes could be just 'days away', a Sky News report says.

  • Industry
  • 30 January 2017
PPF: Providing reassurance in turbulent times
PPF: Providing reassurance in turbulent times

It has been just over six months since Arnold Wagner was appointed chairman of the £23bn Pension Protection Fund. He talks to Helen Morrissey about the key lessons learned during 2016 and how the fund is looking to the future

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 January 2017
Employer covenant - the cornerstone of Integrated Risk Management
Employer covenant - the cornerstone of Integrated Risk Management

Andrew Palmer looks at why employer covenant is an increasingly important issue for schemes

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 January 2017
Field: Evidence 'vindicates' PPF's appointment of BHS administrator
Field: Evidence 'vindicates' PPF's appointment of BHS administrator

The Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) decision to appoint an administrator for British Home Stores (BHS) independent of Sir Philip Green has been "vindicated" says Frank Field.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 January 2017
BHS administration charges £1.3m higher than expected
BHS administration charges £1.3m higher than expected

Administration costs for British Home Stores (BHS) are £1.3m higher than estimates given last June according to documents published by the Work and Pension Committee (WPC).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 January 2017
Pension scheme deficits - a problem with no solution?
Pension scheme deficits - a problem with no solution?

Claire Southern thinks we need a new way of addressing defined benefit deficits

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 January 2017
What happened in pensions in 2016: Part Two
What happened in pensions in 2016: Part Two

This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between March and June

  • Industry
  • 28 December 2016
Five stories you might have missed this week
Five stories you might have missed this week

This week's most-read stories included coverage of the Pension Schemes Bill in Parliament, a warning for scheme administrators to prepare for changes in data submission, and the cost of The Pensions Regulator's probe into BHS.

  • Industry
  • 23 December 2016
What were the best read features in 2016?
What were the best read features in 2016?

PP Online takes a look at the top 20 feature articles of 2016.

  • Industry
  • 23 December 2016
Mixed industry reactions to WPC recommendations for DB reform
Mixed industry reactions to WPC recommendations for DB reform

The industry has reacted with a mixture of support and scepticism at MPs' recommendations to reform the defined benefit (DB) pension system.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 December 2016
BHS probe costs TPR £1.3m in external charges in just seven months
BHS probe costs TPR £1.3m in external charges in just seven months

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has incurred almost £1.4m of external expenses investigating British Home Stores (BHS) and Sir Philip Green since the investigation started in March 2015.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 December 2016
Key points in the WPC's recommendations on DB reform
Key points in the WPC's recommendations on DB reform

Here is a summary of the most important points in the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) report on governance of defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 December 2016
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