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Two-thirds of pension firms cut gender pay gaps
Two-thirds of pension firms cut gender pay gaps

Asset managers have made considerable improvements in their gender pay gaps, with an average narrowing of 2.6 percentage points, Professional Pensions analysis finds.

  • Industry
  • 28 April 2020
Industry split on whether TPR needs a new strategy
Industry split on whether TPR needs a new strategy

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents were almost equally split on whether The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needed a fresh strategy as its chief executive changes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 January 2019
TPR appoints Charles Counsell as chief executive
TPR appoints Charles Counsell as chief executive

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has appointed Charles Counsell as its new chief executive, who will take over from Lesley Titcomb next year.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 December 2018
Lesley Titcomb: Industry cannot rely on TPR to act as sole policeman
Lesley Titcomb: Industry cannot rely on TPR to act as sole policeman

The sector has to look after its own reputation and should not rely solely on the watchdog, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 November 2018
Lesley Titcomb: How we are working with industry to meet the big pension challenges
Lesley Titcomb: How we are working with industry to meet the big pension challenges

The pensions watchdog's chief executive speaks to Stephanie Baxter about some of The Pensions Regulator's key priorities during her last few months in post

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 November 2018
USS warned of 'pernicious consequences' of accepting joint expert panel review
USS warned of 'pernicious consequences' of accepting joint expert panel review

The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) is being pressed to ignore advice from a joint expert panel, which would store up problems with "pernicious consequences" for the higher education sector.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 October 2018
TPR will not set firm ratio for dividends and DRCs
TPR will not set firm ratio for dividends and DRCs

Employers whose dividend to deficit recovery contribution (DRCs) ratios fall outside the "normal range" should expect to see higher regulatory scrutiny, although no fixed ratio will be set.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 October 2018
Pensions minister launches simpler annual statement
Pensions minister launches simpler annual statement

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has launched a simplified two-page annual statement in a bid to provide a best practice template for the industry.

  • Communication
  • 18 October 2018
TPR drafts in FCA and PRA staff for help on master trust authorisation
TPR drafts in FCA and PRA staff for help on master trust authorisation

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has seconded staff from other national watchdogs as it rolls out the master trust authorisation and supervision regime, Lesley Titcomb has revealed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 October 2018
TPR and FCA to review consumer pensions journey in joint strategy
TPR and FCA to review consumer pensions journey in joint strategy

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have outlined plans to better understand the consumer pensions journey as they launch their joint strategy.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 October 2018
TPR: We want to build better relationships with schemes to protect savers
TPR: We want to build better relationships with schemes to protect savers

Lesley Titcomb says the watchdog wants closer interactions with pension funds to spot problems sooner and act before having to use its more stringent powers

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 September 2018
'Radical shake-up' brings one-to-one TPR supervision to 60 schemes
'Radical shake-up' brings one-to-one TPR supervision to 60 schemes

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will double down on its supervision with hundreds of schemes expecting increased oversight, while more than 60 will be subject to dedicated, one-to-one supervision.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 September 2018
TPR begins hunt for new chief executive; salary of £222,500 on offer
TPR begins hunt for new chief executive; salary of £222,500 on offer

The search has begun for a new chief executive of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to replace Lesley Titcomb, who will step down in February next year.

  • Appointments
  • 11 September 2018
TPR uses production order power for first time; revokes 74 chair's statement fines
TPR uses production order power for first time; revokes 74 chair's statement fines

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has exercised its production order power under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for the very first time as part of a fraud investigation.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 August 2018
Next TPR chief must have courage to speak truth to power
Next TPR chief must have courage to speak truth to power

Robin Ellison says regulators should rethink their ambitions, as some things cannot and shouldn't be regulated

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 July 2018
TPR hits all targets but 'clarity of expectations'
TPR hits all targets but 'clarity of expectations'

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) missed one of its 19 performance targets over the last year, it confirmed in its annual report and accounts.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 July 2018
PASA launches administration governance checklist for trustees
PASA launches administration governance checklist for trustees

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has created an administration governance checklist for trustees in response to the regulator's 21st century trustee initiative.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 12 July 2018
TPR to revoke some chair's statement fines; Dedicated oversight of riskiest schemes
TPR to revoke some chair's statement fines; Dedicated oversight of riskiest schemes

Schemes and trustees who have been fined for failing to submit adequate chair's statements may see these penalties revoked as The Pensions Regulator (TPR) publishes updated guidance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 June 2018
Lesley Titcomb: Balance between employer and member interests not always right
Lesley Titcomb: Balance between employer and member interests not always right

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says it may have made mistakes but faces complex decisions to balance member and employer interests.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 June 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included The Pensions Regulator (TPR) issuing its first fine to a scheme for failing to file up-to-date information, and publishing its analysis of schemes with 2018 valuations.

  • Industry
  • 01 June 2018
Titcomb's departure comes at critical time for TPR
Titcomb's departure comes at critical time for TPR

Jonathan Stapleton says it would be a crying shame if Lesley Titcomb's decision to leave TPR was due to vilification by MPs.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 June 2018
Lesley Titcomb to quit TPR next February
Lesley Titcomb to quit TPR next February

Lesley Titcomb is to leave The Pensions Regulator (TPR) at the end of her four-year term as chief executive in February 2019, the watchdog has announced.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 31 May 2018
Steve Webb: Does The Pensions Regulator deserve the criticism it's getting?
Steve Webb: Does The Pensions Regulator deserve the criticism it's getting?

The regulator has come under significant criticism in the wake of the Carillion affair. Sir Steve Webb asks if the flak it is getting is fair?

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 May 2018
MPs question watchdog's leadership in letter to TPR chairman
MPs question watchdog's leadership in letter to TPR chairman

A "tentative and apologetic approach is ingrained" at The Pensions Regulator (TPR) but its leadership is not equipped to make the cultural change required for more effective oversight, MPs have said in a letter to the regulator.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 May 2018
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