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Superfund risk called into question by Bank of England governor
Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey is understood to have warned against superfund consolidation of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes less than a week after the entities were given the green light by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
PPF and TPR to be given key role in corporate restructures
The government has amended its Corporate Governance and Insolvency Bill to give the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) a greater role in corporate restructurings.
Updated: WPC issues 'unscrupulous employer' warning to TPR
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must be “alert” to the risk of unscrupulous employers taking advantage of Covid-19 flexibilities, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) says.
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now
With the launch of an interim regime, the consolidation market is set to take off. But before superfunds begin taking on schemes, the regulator must have 'rigour and understanding' of the market, David Fairs tells James Phillips.
Five stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories included The Pension Regulator’s launch of interim guidance for the superfund market, while the regulator also extended Covid-19 easements and resumed some reporting requirements.
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?
As an interim regime for consolidators is launched, Emma Watkins looks at how to enhance protection of members’ benefits.
Reaction: TPR superfund guidance welcomed against cautious backdrop
Consultants, trade bodies, and professional societies across the pensions industry have responded relatively positively to guidance from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that has today signalled a clear start for defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidation...
The Pensions Superfund and Clara poised for transactions following greenlight by TPR
Defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidators The Pensions Superfund and Clara Pensions are both set to begin transacting as soon as possible after new guidance for their operations was issued by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
TPR launches interim regime for superfund pension market
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued guidance for pension superfunds in a move which opens the door for a further wave of defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidation.
Guy Opperman: A firmer basis for superfunds
The pensions minister Guy Opperman says the interim regime for superfunds will provide insights on the route towards a permanent, longer-term legislative solution.
TPR extends Covid-19 easements but resumes some reporting requirements
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has updated its guidance for schemes navigating funding or governance difficulties during the Covid-19 pandemic.
TPR uses AE powers over 35,000 times in first quarter
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) used its auto-enrolment (AE) enforcement powers more than 35,000 times in the first quarter of this year, with over 11,000 compliance notices dished out.
Will Covid-19 undermine companies' ability to sponsor schemes?
Charlotte Moore looks at how the Covid-19 economic crisis will affect funding for schemes in differing amounts.
Climate and coronavirus threaten high-quality actuarial work
The pensions industry’s regulators and key players have identified climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic as key risks to the sustainability of high-quality actuarial work.
Beware those who are subverting professional trustee standards
Alan Whalley says professional trustee claims of “provisional” accreditations are undermining the process and creating confusion in the market.
Accounting bodies release Covid-19 pension reporting guidance
Three accounting bodies have published specific Covid-19 guidance for the compilation of pension scheme accounts, recognising that “it can’t be business as usual”.
PLSA publishes template for DC chair's statements
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published a drafting template to help defined contribution (DC) scheme trustees produce their annual chair’s statements.
TPR's David Fairs bids to run 520k in aid of Sarcoma UK
David Fairs is making a bid to complete 52 10k cross training sessions in a bid to raise £10,000 for Sarcoma UK.
Seven pension bodies team up to reassure savers over Covid-19 concerns
Seven bodies with responsibility for protecting UK pension savers’ pots have joined forces to create an information guide to reassure scheme members amid concern about the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on financial wellbeing in the UK.
Ineffective regulation breeds inequitable outcomes
Costly DB scheme regulations can result in abuses of equitable relations among stakeholders, say Iain Clacher and Con Keating.
Struggling DB schemes avoid putting extra cash pressure on sponsors
Defined benefit (DB) schemes are looking for alternatives to seeking additional cash contributions from sponsors to manage payouts in the wake of the Covid-19 market disruption, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW).
TPR issues warning over DC allocations to alternative funds
Trustees of defined contribution (DC) schemes redirecting contributions made during Covid-19 to alternative funds should check they’re not unintentionally breaching pension legislation, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) warns.
DB funding consultation 'even more relevant' in Covid-19 world, says TPR
It would not be appropriate to rethink or completely abandon the planned revision to the defined benefit (DB) funding code, The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
DB funding code: It's a matter of principle
David Fairs set outs why the regulator believes the economic fallout from Covid-19 is not a reason to abandon revisions to the DB funding regime.
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