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Exclusive: Smart Pension to consolidate Corpad Master Trust
Smart Pension has taken on over 20,000 active members from the £20m Corpad Master Trust, following a strategic review by the ceding firm's trustees.
Should trustees be subject to maximum term limits?
Kim Kaveh asks if trustees should be subject to maximum term limits for a particular scheme, after a PP poll showed mixed views on the matter.
TPR takes action against employer prioritising dividends and reveals 15% increase in use of AE powers
The Pensions Regulator has set how it has used its powers over the first three months of the year in a bid to better protect scheme members.
USS receives master trust authorisation as BCF Pension Trust applies
The Universities Superannuation Scheme's (USS) defined contribution master trust - USS Investment Builder - has received master trust authorisation from The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
'Casualties expected' as final master trusts apply for authorisation
The last of 38 master trusts expected to apply for authorisation have now submitted their applications to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), its latest update reveals.
TPR: Tough master trust supervisory regime will follow authorisation
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has received all expected applications from existing master trusts. Kim Brown explains what lies ahead for the market.
Now Pensions and SuperTrust submit master trust authorisation applications
Now Pensions and SuperTrust UK Master Trust have submitted their authorisation applications to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) as the six-week extension period expires.
Link Pension Trustees fined £104,000 over McDonald's scheme failures
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has handed Link Pension Trustees fines totalling £103,750 for multiple breaches of pensions law in relation to the McDonald's Franchisee Pension Scheme.
Pension master trusts: The list of providers
Professional Pensions has compiled a list charting the progress of master trust authorisation. View our list in full here...
Salvus and Aspire Savings Trust apply for master trust authorisation
Salvus Master Trust and the Aspire Savings Trust have submitted their master trust authorisation applications to The Pensions Regulator, after being granted extensions of up to six weeks.
All pension customers should be treated equally
Ros Altmann urges the industry to address injustices and inefficiencies, and engage in direct-to-consumer marketing that promotes pensions properly for the mass market
Master trust applications reach 34 as another four submit
Four more master trusts applied for authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) after the end of March deadline, according to its latest monthly update.
Mixed views on value for money of Gogglebox ads
Respondents were divided on whether the Gogglebox series of adverts on auto-enrolment represented good value for money, after the government spent £800,000 on the partnership.
What does the future hold for NEST?
Kim Kaveh speaks to industry experts about what could be in store for the UK's default auto-enrolment provider.
A collaborative effort: How LifeSight became the first authorised master trust
Kim Kaveh speaks to LifeSight's two leading ladies about its journey to authorisation and achievements thus far.
Workers Pension Trust applies for authorisation as five confirm application status
Workers Pension Trust was one of the 30 master trusts to apply for authorisation ahead of the 31 March deadline, PP can reveal.
Exclusive: Crystal Trust consolidates Moore Stephens Pensions Master Trust
Evolve Pensions' Crystal Trust has absorbed the 2,500-member Moore Stephens Pensions Master Trust following the merger between Moore Stephens and accountancy business BDO in February.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week's top stories include Marsh & McLennan Companies' acquisition of JLT, and The Pensions Regulator authorising Legal and General's two master trusts.
Cheviot Trust applies for master trust authorisation
The Cheviot Trust was one of 30 master trusts that applied for master trust authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) prior to the window closing on 31 March, PP can reveal.
Updated: L&G's two master trusts authorised by regulator
Legal & General's (L&G) two master trusts have been authorised, four months after they submitted their applications.
Exclusive: Carey applies for authorisation and consolidates two master trusts
The Carey Workplace Pension Trust has applied for master trust authorisation and consolidated two other schemes, PP can reveal.
Atlas Master Trust applies for authorisation
The Atlas Master Trust has applied for authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), taking the total number of applications to 24 as the end of March deadline looms.
NEST applies for master trust authorisation as applications reach 23
The government-backed auto-enrolment (AE) provider NEST is the latest master trust to apply for authorisation to The Pensions Regulator (TPR), PP can exclusively reveal.
Welplan to exit master trust market as environment 'favours much larger scale'
Welplan Pensions has triggered its exit from the master trust market, with just a few days to go until The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) application deadline.
