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Railways Pension Scheme and Aon DC master trusts receive authorisation
The Railways Pension Scheme's Industry Wide Defined Contribution (IWDC) Section and the Aon Master Trust have become the 12th and 13th master trusts to be authorised by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
TPR looking into seven scam investigations posing £55m loss to savers' pensions
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is carrying out seven criminal investigations into potential scams with indicative losses to savers' pensions of around £55m, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed.
DC Investment Forum announces chairman and vice-chairwoman
The Defined Contribution Investment Forum (DCIF) has reappointed Vivek Roy as chairman for 2019 following a vote at its annual general meeting last November.
Smart Pension appoints former Virgin CEO as board chairman
Smart Pension has appointed former Virgin Group chief executive Stephen Murphy to take over from Sir Anthony Jolliffe as chairman of its board.
Exclusive: Now Pensions making 'huge progress' to rectify admin issues
Now Pensions has made "huge progress" in resolving legacy administration issues - switching systems and completing unit adjustment for a "large proportion" of members, it says.
Phoenix Group appoints Nicholas Lyons as chairman
Nicholas Lyons is to take over from Henry Staunton as chairman of Phoenix Group.
EU must 'stick together' to provide pensions amid Brexit challenges
The EU must "stick together" amid Brexit challenges as a strong economy is needed to provide pensions, Pensions Europe chairman Janwillem Bouma says.
Healthcare company fined £20,000 after misleading TPR about pensions
Crest Healthcare and its managing director Sheila Aluko have admitted to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about providing staff with a workplace pension.
BT to inject £12bn over a decade to plug DB deficit
BT and the trustee of its pension scheme have agreed to contributions totalling £12.3bn over 13 years to plug its actuarial funding deficit.
Church of England Pension Board hires new chief executive
John Ball has been appointed as the Church of England Pension Board's new chief executive officer (CEO).
TPR's new white paper powers could apply to Carillion retrospectively, says McVey
The secretary of state for work and pensions has told MPs clawback and avoidance measures could be imposed for the people responsible for driving Carillion over the cliff.
GKN trustees agrees 'positive' mitigation measures with Melrose
The trustees of GKN's pension schemes have agreed a package of mitigation measures that would improve funding to a "more prudent level" if Melrose's offer is accepted by shareholders next week.
Melrose pledges £1bn to GKN schemes as part of final offer
Melrose has pledged to contribute up to £1bn to GKN's pension schemes as part of a final offer to acquire the engineering business.
P-Solve appointed Samworth Brothers' scheme investment adviser
P-Solve has been appointed as the investment advisor for Samworth Brothers' £450m defined benefit (DB) pension scheme.
Cost disclosure template could be ready by April; LGPS to adopt immediately
Trustees could benefit from a standardised template for the disclosure of investment transaction costs and charges from as early as April, Chris Sier has said.
TPR names David Fairs as regulatory policy, analysis and advice head
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has hired David Fairs as executive director for regulatory policy, analysis and advice, following Andrew Warwick-Thompson's departure last year.
Latest CMI model reveals clear trend in life expectancy
Mortality continues to show a steady decline in improvement, well below previous estimates. Victoria Ticha explores industry's reaction to the new CMI model
Trinity Mirror offers £41.2m cash for Northern & Shell pensions in planned M&A
The newspaper publisher is offering a one-off upfront £41.2m cash payment and £29.2m deficit recovery plan for the Northern & Shell defined benefit (DB) schemes as part of its planned acquisition.
Frank Field is good for pensions, says industry
Frank field is a good thing for pensions and the government will make the necessary legislative changes to allow CDC, according to industry
TPR fines 2020 Trustees £4,000 for chair statement failures
Professional trustee firm 2020 Trustees was fined £4,000 for failing to produce two chair's statements between July and September 2017, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed.
Pickering: Pensions policy is going in the wrong direction
Chairman of BESTrustees Alan Pickering speaks to Stephanie Baxter about the toxic effect of knee-jerk legislation over the past 20 years, and why he wants a national pensions authority
