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The pensions industry is being given a fresh chance to feed into the Pension Schemes Bill as the Public Bill Committee launches a call for written evidence.

As TPR prepares to kick off its first master trust supervisory cycle, Kate Smith explores how the market has changed and may continue to

Trustees need to develop their understanding and capacity around ESG issues to be able to make better decisions for their members, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

This week’s top stories include XPS Pensions research showing GMP equalisation back payments owed to members could be as high as £25,000. Also, a quarter of institutional investors are to increase their investment in cryptoassets by 2025.

The industry is split on whether The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) January removal of late payment reporting flexibility is too early, a Professional Pensions poll shows.

Four possible models of economic recovery are being discussed as part of a 15-year corporate strategy plan, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said.

This week’s top stories include findings from PwC that pensions schemes have been “shoehorned” into valuing liabilities against gilts, while Mercer launched a defined benefit master trust.

Pension schemes have been “shoehorned” into valuing liabilities against gilts, creating a “herd mentality” that does not reflect scheme funding accurately, says PwC.

The time flexibility provisions introduced to help schemes which need to report late payments from employers for workplace pension schemes will be revoked, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has confirmed.

Superfunds will be a “useful weapon” for defined benefit schemes moving forward, with their need solidified after the economic struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Guy Opperman has said.