Johnston Press
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included warnings that defined benefit (DB) transfers could become more difficult for trustees to process after regulatory register changes.
TPR not pursuing further investigation into Johnston Press following administration
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will not conduct any further investigation into Johnston Press after its defined benefit (DB) scheme was pushed into Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment last year.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions issuing two separate consultations on the pensions dashboard and defined benefit consolidation.
WPC urges TPR for speedy action over Johnston Press pre-pack
Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Frank Field has pressed The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to promptly announce if it will take any action on Johnston Press.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories included KPMG facing a disciplinary tribunal over its work in the Silentnight pensions case, and a proposal for simplified defined benefit structures
PPF 'concerned' over Johnston Press pre-pack as deal dodges scheme contribution
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) are probing the sale of Johnston Press as concerns are raised over the impact on the publishing house's pension fund.
Johnston Press jettisons DB scheme in pre-pack deal
Around 5,000 members of the Johnston Press Pension Plan are expected to enter the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) following a pre-pack administration (PPA) by its sponsor.
Johnston Press still seeking RAA as publisher put up for sale
Newspaper publisher Johnston Press is pushing on with hopes to detach itself from its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme as it launched a search for a buyer.
Johnston Press 'seeks RAA' amid company restructure
Publishing house Johnston Press is seeking a regulated apportionment agreement (RAA) to detach its pension scheme ahead of a company-wide restructure, according to reports.
Johnston Press in talks with trustees over company restructuring
Johnston Press has asked the trustees of its defined benefit (DB) plan to support a bid to overhaul the business due to pressure from heavy debts and declines in print sales.
Could Scotland's 'common-sense' attitude to equalisation come to English courts?
A Scottish court has ruled four schemes were validly amended for Barber equalisation in spite of lack of documentation. Stephanie Baxter asks if it could lead to less pedantic judgements south of the border.
Can MUMS tackle scheme longevity risk?
Mortality studies are increasingly seen as a method for trustees and companies to better understand scheme membership life expectancy. Kristian Brunt-Seymour explores how this can help companies make better financial decisions.
How Johnson Press reduced liabilities through medical underwriting
Johnston Press has revealed how it cut its pension liabilities by £53m through a medically underwritten study to review assumed life expectancy of its members.
