The Pensions Regulator (TPR) blocked plans for the Co-operative group to retain a stake in its banking business over fears this would undermine its ability to support its defined benefit (DB) scheme, according to reports.
Naomi Rainey looks at where HMRC and the High Court’s actions leave trustees
Jack Jones talks to PPF chief executive Alan Rubenstein about what the future holds for the lifeboat fund
Trustees are still ‘none the wiser' following a High Court test case into suspected liberation vehicles, a lawyer warns.
A buyout which kept the MF Global scheme out of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was only achieved after the scheme's insolvent employer was threatened with regulatory action, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
Trustees of Cooper Tire's UK scheme have asked The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to intervene in the sale of its US parent company to Apollo Tyres, according to reports in the Financial Times.
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has made its scheme registration process more stringent in an attempt to prevent pension liberation fraud.
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) will consult on a new defined benefit (DB) code of conduct in November.
Jack Jones says the new Kodak scheme could still end up in the PPF
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) have published a draft assurance framework to help ensure high standards in master trusts.