TPR

The majority of defined benefit (DB a schemes remain affordable but many should do more to tackle increased deficits and reduce risk to pensioners, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

The combined force of a more heavy-handed regulator and market conditions in a post-Brexit world will cause some defined benefit (DB) trustees to put greater demands on their scheme sponsor, Barnett Waddingham predicts.

This week's top stories include estimates suggesting a 20% flat rate of tax relief could save the Treasury £13bn.

The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has carried out spot checks in Greater Manchester to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment (AE) responsibilities.

Michael Klimes asks if guidance which recommends scheme deeds and rules be consolidated into one document at least every five years, should be a regulatory requirement.

The British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) has revealed the number of steelworkers cashing in their defined benefit (DB) pensions more than doubled to 482 in the year to March 2017.

President Trump's decision to pull the US out of the Paris agreement has been widely criticised, amid fears it could dent progress on climate change action.

This week's top stories included coverage of a regulated apportionment arrangement agreed for Hoover's pension scheme.

Hoover has become the latest firm to cut its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme adrift after The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Pension Protection Fund (PPF) approved the plan.