The dynamics of pension scheme cashflows change, and can change rapidly.
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Time for some perspective on our criminal offences powers
Clear, quick, tough. That’s the regulator we have worked hard to become, and the new powers awarded to us under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 support that approach as we all strive to make pensions safer, better and greener.
Continue readingAn act to protect pension savers
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.
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 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 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 readingPaying benefits is not just admin
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how pivotal good administration is to ensuring benefits get paid in a crisis. Continue reading
Why intelligence is key to combating COVID
David Fairs, Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice, takes a closer look at some of our key COVID-19 updates. Continue reading
DB funding code: It’s a matter of principle
Over the last few weeks, calls have been made for us to rethink or abandon the first consultation on our draft DB funding code. The arguments are that it was written in different, more benign, economic conditions and it is now out of place.
Continue readingCOVID-19 has changed the world, not our focus on protecting savers
In my last blog, I said the world had changed with a move away from defined benefit (DB) pensions.