The Pensions Regulator

The occupational defined contribution (DC) market consolidated further in 2020 with the number of trust-based plans falling substantially during the year, latest data from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) reveals.

This week’s top stories include the government’s renewed focus on superfunds and Smart Pension’s commitment of £100m to a defined contribution private market default strategy.

A climate strategy for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is set to be announced in the coming weeks which will support trustees as they carry out work to meet the new Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) requirements.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its settlement policy — setting out its approach for negotiating and concluding settlements of its regulatory or civil enforcement action.

Companies are increasingly looking to consolidators, superfunds and other sophisticated financial structures to help remove their defined benefit (DB) liabilities, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has secured the extradition of a suspected fraudster following engagement with the Metropolitan Police.

The government’s “double U-turn” on the retrospective use of the regulator’s new criminal powers in the Pension Schemes Act is creating damaging confusion, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) says.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is seeking views on two sets of regulations concerning The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) powers, as well as on measures to allow defined contribution (DC) schemes to invest more easily in a broader range of asset...

This week’s top stories include Axa’s deferred longevity swap with Hannover Re, and Capita’s restructuring plans for simplifying the business.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has launched a consultation on amalgamating ten of its 15 codes of practice into a single 149-page document.