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ITV offers £31m to support Box Clever Pension Scheme
ITV has submitted a £31m offer to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) for the Box Clever Pension Scheme after being forced to set out how it would financially support the scheme following a lengthy court process.
Extra employer rooted in botanical scheme following TPR intervention
A second employer has been appointed to stabilise the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) pension scheme after intervention from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) when trustees failed to agree a valuation in 2015.
ITV given six month deadline for Box Clever funding plan
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has told ITV and four connected firms that they must deliver a future funding plan for the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme within six months.
Boris Johnson would be detrimental to pensions as PM, say Buzz peers
Boris Johnson would be detrimental to pensions if he becomes prime minister later this month, a majority of Buzz respondents said.
The pension court cases to watch in 2019
A groundhog year kicks off as many of 2018's biggest court cases return on appeal. James Phillips rounds up what trustees should keep an eye on.
What the Box Clever judgment means for TPR's powers
The Upper Tribunal has ruled in favour of TPR in its long-running dispute with ITV over the Box Clever pension scheme. James Phillips explores the impact of the judgment.
Day one: Pensions watchdog claims FSD against ITV is a 'barn door case'
The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) attempt to impose a financial support direction (FSD) on ITV for the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme is a "barn door case", it has argued.
Why Box Clever case spells big test for TPR's powers
For the first time, TPR is testing its anti-avoidance powers in the courts in a bid to impose an FSD on ITV. James Phillips explores the implications.
Could Green's yachts be used in BHS settlement?
The Pensions Regulator chief executive Lesley Titcomb was asked whether assets such as Sir Philip Green's yachts could be seized in an attempt to resolve the BHS Pension Scheme deficit. This is what she said…
End to Nortel feud in sight as agreement reached on pension payouts
An agreement has been reached on how to compensate members of the Nortel pension scheme after years of negotiations since the company went bust in 2009.
Coats agrees recovery plan as TPR investigation continues
Trustees of the Brunel pension fund have agreed a recovery plan with the scheme's sponsor, which is being investigated by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) over concerns about a corporate restructuring.
Supreme Court rejects ITV application for appeal over Box Clever
The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal by ITV over whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could expand on its allegations against the media giant in the Box Clever case.
How UK trustees took a billion-pound battle across the Atlantic
The Nortel case has big repercussions for pensions in international insolvencies
UPDATED: ITV attempt to take Box Clever case to Supreme Court rejected
ITV's application to take the ongoing Box Clever legal battle to the Supreme Court has been rebuffed by the Court of Appeal.
Court upholds ITV's appeal in Box Clever case
ITV Group has won its appeal against a legal decision refusing to strike out parts of the long-standing Box Clever Pension Scheme case.
Regulator hits Guinness Peat with warning notice over Coats scheme
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued a warning notice to Guinness Peat Group in an attempt to force it to pay more money into the Coats Pension Plan.
Canadian court rejects Nortel trustees' billion pound claim
A Canadian judge has rejected attempts by trustees of the Nortel pension scheme to claim more than £1bn from the scheme sponsor's insolvent parent company.
The Lehman settlement: A timeline
As the six-year saga is finally settled, we recap of how events unfolded
Lehman Brothers: Settling the saga
Natasha Browne examines whether this has set a precedent
Lehman Brothers FSD case settled
Members of the Lehman Brothers Pension Scheme will receive their benefits in full after a £184m settlement was reached in the six-year legal battle that followed the firm's bankruptcy.
TPR extends Guinness Peat warning notice deadline
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has given the trustees and sponsors of the Brunel and Staveley pension schemes an extra three months to respond to a warning notice issued last year.
Lawyers see TPR powers as "threat" to clients
Pensions and restructuring lawyers increasingly see the powers of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as a hazard to scheme sponsors, according to research from PwC.
Watchdog issues warning notices against Guinness Peat
The Pensions Regulator has issued Guinness Peat Group (GPG) with warning notices in respect of two defined benefit (DB) within its business.
TPR 'may recover more than s75 debt from Lehman Brothers companies'
A judge has ruled The Pensions Regulator (TPR) may issue multiple contribution notices to Lehman Brothers companies that exceed the value of its scheme's section 75 (s75) debt.