TPR

The Pensions Regulator is preparing to issue a contribution notice against HIG Europe over its acquisition of Silentnight through a pre-pack administration, according to reports.

Many employers whose schemes had triennial valuations last year were able to maintain or increase existing deficit recovery contributions, says The Pensions Regulator.

The Pensions Regulator has urged trustees to be more flexible when agreeing deficit recovery plans in its annual funding statement.

Each time the government makes changes to tax relief, the industry complains that trust in saving will be eroded.

Representatives for the Treasury and The Pensions Regulator have cast doubts on the suitability of a single workplace scheme regulator.

Industry figures have welcomed the Work and Pensions Committee's call for a single regulator for trust- and contract-based schemes.

The fight against pension liberation scams would be easier if The Pensions Regulator had more power to act, TPR chairman Michael O'Higgins says.

Jonathan Stapleton asks if it is time for a single regulator

JLT Employee Benefits (JLTEB) has suspended consultancy charging on corporate schemes until the Department for Work and Pensions completes its investigation of the practice.

Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has issued a warning to consumers vulnerable to "unscrupulous" firms offering to help them access their pension savings early.