The Pensions Regulator

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a regulatory intervention report on the case of jailed former charity for the disabled trustee and chief executive Patrick McLarry.

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has set out six key reform areas it is calling on the government to address before the end of the current parliament.

Enforcement activity carried out by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) between October and December 2020 saw auto-enrolment (AE) powers used on a total of 24,799 occasions, up 8,200 from the instances in Q3.

Dianne Day and Andrew Warwick-Thompson have been appointed as independent directors at workplace savings business Cushon.

The Investment Consultants Sustainability Working Group (ICSWG) has launched a guide to help trustees assess their investment consultants’ climate competency.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has expressed it is disappointed with the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) general levy consultation – saying there should be no increase in the levy without structural reform.

The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) strengthened powers under the Pension Schemes Bill could lead to a revival of its clearance process, according to advisers and lawyers.

The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.

Pension trustees will have much more involvement in business discussions and corporates will need to think more about pensions when the watchdog’s increased powers come into force, LCP says.

The Pension Schemes Bill has been scheduled for ping-pong, its penultimate step before becoming law.