The Pensions Regulator

Good pension scheme governance relies on the skills, diversity and knowledge of the trustees, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has argued.

Jonathan Stapleton looks at this summer's developments in pensions regulation, and asks what has happened to the August lull.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and ITV will resume a battle in the courts in January in the first instance of an anti-avoidance case being heard in full by the Upper Tribunal.

This week we want to know if it is correct to define professional trustees as those who promote themselves as having expertise in trustee matters to schemes they have no connection with.

Last week's agreement on a regulated apportionment arrangement (RAA) to split Tata Steel UK (TSUK) from its defined benefit (SB) pension fund fails to answer fundamental questions.

The industry has welcomed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) revised definition of professional trustee, but has warned all trustees to be aware of the updated monetary penalty policy.

This week's top stories included Tom McPhail calling on occupational pension schemes to get involved in a working group attempting to reduce delays in transfers.

Between April and June the pensions watchdog it fined 45 trustees for not submitting scheme returns, and 20 trustees for not preparing a chair's annual statement.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revised its definition of a 'professional trustee' as it moves to improve standards and introduce accreditation of the role.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its formal powers 50,068 times in just 12 months to ensure high levels of compliance with the auto-enrolment regime.