For much of the twentieth century, private or workplace pensions meant defined benefit.
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Protecting DB savers: our expectations are clear
Making workplace pensions work is at the heart of what we do, but it’s also the job of those who fund and manage pension schemes.
Continue readingNew powers help bring balance and confidence to pensions
Here at TPR, when we are regulating DB schemes, we have to pull off a complicated balancing act. Parliament has given us a mandate to protect pension savers and the PPF.
Protecting the DB pensions universe
In assessing the events of 2017/18, I’m reminded not just of the work of industry and TPR colleagues but of the excellence and the dedication my colleagues at the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) provide.
Pensions – we need good news as well as the bad and the ugly
No-one can claim that all is rosy in the pensions world. There are many things that could – and should – be done to make UK pensions better, simpler and more sustainable.
Why DB pensions matter
If you only had newspaper headlines to go on, you might be forgiven for thinking that private sector defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are about to reach the end of the road.
