TPR

Jonathan Stapleton says the Pension Schemes Bill is the latest in a long line of well-meaning legislation that makes it more difficult for employers to offer good schemes to their staff

Oversimplification must be avoided in The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed revision of the defined benefit (DB) scheme funding code, and a third way might be necessary, the industry has said.

XPS Pensions has warned that mature schemes could see deficits double without a transition period under The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposed ‘fast track’ funding rules.

Both open and closed defined benefit (DB) schemes will be given the clarity and flexibility they need under the proposed revision of the funding code, says The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposal for a ‘fast track’ approach to defined benefit (DB) scheme funding regulation is being “used too broadly” and in danger of suffering from “mission creep”, says Aon.

Complaints filed with ActionFraud show a total of £30.8m has been lost to pension scammers in the last three years, say The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

In the third feature of a three-part series, Iain Clacher and Con Keating look back at the UK’s defined benefit universe, exploring how the arrival of TPR impacted scheme funding

A number of regulatory and economic factors including a tougher line on scheme funding from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) means interest in the use of contingent strategies will grow, Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) finds.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) chief executive Charles Counsell has written to Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) chairman Stephen Timms responding to questions over how the watchdog handled issues around the Norton Motorcycles pension schemes.

The true level of flexibility for defined benefit (DB) schemes that take the ‘bespoke’ option laid out in the proposed DB funding code needs further clarification, the industry has said.