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Dec 18
Second Purple Book brings pensions landscape up-to-dateIssued: Tuesday 18 December 2007
...The most up-to-date picture of the UK's defined benefit pensions universe – which affects more than 12.5 million people – was published today (Tuesday) by the Pensions Regulator and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
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Dec 11
New system makes it easier to supply correct scheme informationIssued: Tuesday 11 December 2007
...A new online web-based scheme return is now live, making it easier for schemes to provide the correct information to the Pensions Regulator.
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Nov 9
Regulator confirms use of powers on Telent pension schemeIssued: Friday 9 November 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has today (Friday) published a Final Determination Notice that confirms its decision to appoint three independent trustees to the Telent (formerly Marconi) Pension Scheme.
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Oct 25
Regulator sets out reasonable periods for dispute resolutionIssued: Thursday 25 October 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has today published for consultation its expectations on the time within which disputes will be resolved.
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Oct 24
Governance responses show support for regulator's approachIssued: Wednesday 24 October 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has today published a report of the responses received to its governance discussion paper.
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Oct 19
Regulator uses powers to appoint independent trustees to Telent pension schemeIssued: Friday 19 October 2007
...The Pensions Regulator today confirmed that, following a request from the Trustee Board of the Telent (formerly Marconi) Pension Scheme, it has successfully applied to use its powers to appoint three independent trustees with immediate effect.
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Sep 26
Regulator publishes first analysis of recovery plan dataIssued: Wednesday 26 September 2007
...The extent to which trustees and employers have embraced the scheme funding regime has been revealed in an analysis of recovery plan data published by the Pensions Regulator today (Wednesday).
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Sep 10
Pensions Regulator publishes revised clearance guidanceIssued: Monday 10 September 2007
...The Pensions Regulator today provided further clarification of how it will use its powers with respect to corporate events, such as mergers and acquisitions, in draft guidance published for consultation today.
The draft clearance g
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Jul 24
Pensions Regulator publishes report and accounts 2006/2007Issued: Tuesday 24 July 2007
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Jul 12
Governance survey reveals increase in trustee trainingIssued: Thursday 12 July 2007
...Findings from the Pensions Regulator's second occupational pension scheme governance survey have been published today (Thursday) as part of its ongoing commitment to improving the way pension schemes are governed.
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Jun 18
Regulator uses anti-avoidance powers on Sea ContainersIssued: Monday 18 June 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has today (Monday) published Determination Notices indicating the intention to issue its first Financial Support Direction (FSD) on passenger transport and marine container leasing company Sea Containers Ltd (SCL).
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May 21
Trustee toolkit now completeIssued: Monday 21 May 2007
...With the release of another module, Running your scheme, the Pensions Regulator's free e-learning programme, the Trustee toolkit
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May 8
Regulator sets out priorities for the next three yearsIssued: Tuesday 8 May 2007
...Key priorities for the next three years have been outlined by the Pensions Regulator within its Corporate plan:
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May 3
Regulator reinforces guidance for trustees on abandonmentIssued: Thursday 3 May 2007
...The Pensions Regulator today (Thursday) published guidance for trustees on the abandonment of defined benefit pension schemes, along with the responses to its recent discussion paper.
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May 3
Regulator issues reminder on clearance guidanceIssued: Thursday 3 May 2007
...The Pensions Regulator today (Thursday) issued a reminder to parties considering corporate transactions – the underlying principle for considering clearance is whether the event is financially detrimental to the ability of the pension scheme to
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Apr 25
Regulator sets out approach to DC regulation and highlights importance of good governanceIssued: Wednesday 25 April 2007
...Industry-wide views on the regulation of defined contribution (DC) schemes have today (Wednesday) been published by the Pensions Regulator following its recent consultation, alongside a discussion paper on pension scheme governance.
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Apr 11
Strategic Investment module of Trustee toolkit releasedIssued: Wednesday 11 April 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has issued the latest module of its free online e-learning programme for trustees at www.trusteetoolkit.com. It completes the learning on investment and follows the module on fund management.
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Jan 30
Latest Trustee toolkit module tackles fund management issuesIssued: Tuesday 30 January 2007
...The Fund Management module has been released by the Pensions Regulator as part of its free online e-learning programme for trustees at www.trusteetoolkit.com
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Jan 24
Concerns raised over inducements offered to DB pension scheme membersIssued: Wednesday 24 January 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has outlined its concerns relating to the practice of inducement in guidance published today (Wednesday).
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Jan 15
Pensions Regulator prohibits scheme trusteeIssued: Monday 15 January 2007
...The Pensions Regulator has used its powers to prohibit David John Foster from acting as a trustee of any trust-based pension scheme, after judging him unfit to perform the role.
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