The Productive Finance Working Group has now published its final report: A Roadmap for increasing investment in Productive Finance Investments (bankofengland.co.uk – PDF, opens in a new tab). We welcome the report and the approach taken to try to unlock current barriers, structural and practical, to long term investment, particularly in the DC market.
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The risks and opportunities arising from climate-related change are an area of increasing focus for pension trustees. But what can trustees really do given the scale of the challenge. David Fairs, The Pensions Regulator’s Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice explains how schemes can and must make a difference in the transition to a net zero economy.
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Over the past 15 months we have all been tested like never before. The immediate financial pressure on employers, as well as the logistical challenges of a country plunged into lockdown presented a significant risk to savers.
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The world of pensions has changed. Britain’s pension savers are living longer and are more diverse. Richard Edes, The Pensions Regulator’s Interim Director of Strategy and Risk asks: What can be done to make sure the system works as efficiently as possible for everyone?
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
