The Pensions Regulator believes it would be "very odd" for it to impose regulation on very small, member-directed DC schemes but said it still expects them to have good governance.
UK - There is an "overwhelming consensus" among the industry that costs in defined contribution schemes should be clear, simple and comparable, the UK Pensions Regulator says.
Trustees must assess the impact of mergers and acquisitions involving sponsors and the impact these can have on the scheme's covenant, warns Punter Southall Transition Services.
It is a legal requirement for trustees to have the right level of technical knowledge to do their job efficiently. Andrew Short discusses how trustees can meet and surpass this requirement.
Here it is. The Pensions Regulator's list of five simple steps trustees can take to improve scheme administration.
Stakeholder confidence in The Pensions Regulator as a trusted source of information and its ability to explain decisions dropped slightly last year, its annual report and accounts reveals.
One in six defined benefit schemes has been pledged a contingent asset to shore up recovery plans in a review of more than 1,800 plans by The Pensions Regulator.
Jack Jones looks at the role of the trustees in the retail group's restructure