TPR

This year has been a busy one for the pensions industry. Professional Pensions looks at what happened between January and March.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has secured a £255m payment to save the benefits of 24,000 Coats Group scheme members, marking the start of the end to a three-year saga.

This week's biggest stories included coverage of the final day of the landmark British Airways case in the High Court, PP's definitive list of the top pension schemes in the UK, and the government revealing details on its 2017 auto-enrolment review.

Auto-enrolment (AE) has reached seven million people since it first launched four years, according to The Pension Regulator's (TPR) latest figures.

This year has been a tumultuous one for pensions but Helen Morrissey believes we need to take the time to learn lessons from what has happened.

Trade bodies have launched a consultation to explore how all types of pension transfers can be sped up to improve access for members.

Most respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz were not shocked by the revelation that thousands of DC schemes are breaching scheme return rules.

Defined benefit (DB) trustees should make greater use of the flexibilities within regulations, The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) chief executive has said.

Amid reports ministers could be granted public interest powers to interfere in company takeovers to protect schemes, Stephanie Baxter asks if it would really help prevent another BHS.

The industry has expressed surprise at the number of defined contribution (DC) plans failing to complete their scheme returns on time.