With the Pension Schemes Bill receiving Royal Assent, David Fairs, The Pensions Regulator’s Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice, takes a whistle-stop tour of the new law and why it’s a watershed moment in TPR’s mission to protect savers.
New podcast: TPR Talks pension scams
We’ve published the first podcast in our new series TPR Talks.
In this first podcast of the series, Margaret Snowdon, Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and Nicola Parish, Executive Director of Frontline Regulation join us to discuss the threat of pension scams.
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DB funding code: busting a few myths

David Fairs reflects on the responses to our first DB funding code consultation and busts a few myths.
Continue readingAct fast to secure schemes when sponsors see distress

The economic road ahead looks bumpy. Mike Birch, TPR’s Director of Supervision, tells defined benefit trustees how they can prepare and what to expect from the regulator
Superfunds: How we are working to protect savers

At The Pensions Regulator, we support innovation in the pensions industry and continue to be clear about the importance of long-term planning for DB schemes.
Continue readingA changing climate for pension trustees

Climate change will challenge every area of our lives, including our retirements. The pension industry’s response to that challenge will determine its future prosperity.
Continue readingThe success of automatic enrolment has been hard won – we cannot let COVID-19 set us back

While COVID-19 continues to have a huge impact on the way we live, socialise, shop, work and of course the way we run our businesses – it remains vital that we do not lose sight of the longer term.
Continue readingFast Track or Bespoke? The future of DB valuations

On 2 September, our first consultation on defined benefit (DB) funding is closing. We want your input to help shape the foundations of how we regulate DB schemes for many years to come.
Continue readingTrustees must remain ready for COVID-19 balancing act
COVID-19 continues to challenge the pension industry. Charles Counsell, The Pensions Regulator’s Chief Executive, explains what defined benefit trustees can expect from the regulator and how to prepare as the economic impact of the coronavirus continues to hit schemes and sponsoring employers.
An industry to be proud of

As The Pension Regulator’s home city Brighton gears up for its first virtual Pride, chief executive Charles Counsell explains why diversity and inclusion in pension schemes has never mattered more.
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