2008

Dec 22

Issued: Monday 22 December 2008

...The most comprehensive picture to date of the risks faced by the UK's defined benefit pension schemes was jointly published today (Monday) by the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and the Pensions Regulator (the regulator).

Dec 19

Issued: Friday 19 December 2008

...The Government has announced that it is consulting on proposals for the Pensions Regulator to issue fines over breach of consultation requirements. The regulator would therefore like to remind employers of their duty to consult members before making certa

Dec 15

Issued: Monday 15 December 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has today published its draft material detriment code of practice for consultation.

Dec 11

Issued: Thursday 11 December 2008

...Positive steps have been made to address pension deficits through the scheme funding regime, and clearance activity is on a downward trend, data published today by the Pensions Regulator shows.

Oct 24

Issued: Friday 24 October 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today confirmed that it is issuing a statement to trustees of all work-based pension schemes setting out its general position in relation to current market conditions.

Oct 20

Issued: Monday 20 October 2008

...The Pensions Regulator welcomes today's tabling of amendments by the Government to the Pensions Bill, which proposes changes to the regulator's Contribution Notice and Financial Support Direction powers to protect members and the PPF.

Oct 13

Issued: Monday 13 October 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has refreshed the trustee knowledge and understanding framework to ensure it remains relevant, and is today publishing a draft revised code of practice and scope guidance for consultation.

Oct 9

Issued: Thursday 9 October 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today confirmed the appointment of Bill Galvin as executive director for strategic development, taking over from Chris Dobson, whose six-month engagement has come to an end.

Oct 1

Issued: Wednesday 1 October 2008

...Following extensive consultation, the Pensions Regulator has published guidance to help trustees of occupational pension schemes and employers identify, monitor and manage conflicts of interest.

Sep 29

Issued: Monday 29 September 2008

...Having considered the responses to its consultation paper, the Pensions Regulator has today published final guidance to assist trustees in calculating transfer values in defined benefit schemes.

Sep 23

Issued: Tuesday 23 September 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today published its response to the recent consultation on good practice in selecting mortality assumptions for defined benefit pension schemes.

Sep 15

Issued: Monday 15 September 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today confirmed the appointment of Graham Brammer as a new executive director with lead responsibility for the design and delivery of the new employer duties contained in the current Pensions Bill.

Aug 8

Issued: Friday 8 August 2008

...Draft guidance on calculating transfer values for members of defined benefit schemes has today been published by the Pensions Regulator for consultation.

Jul 23

Issued: Wednesday 23 July 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has stressed the importance of good record-keeping in the governance of pension schemes in a consultation launched today – aimed at those responsible for record-keeping and those who administer schemes.

Jul 21

Issued: Monday 21 July 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today announced that, having listened to responses to its longevity consultation, it has decided to delay the introduction of changes to the way longevity is treated in the scheme funding regime.

Jul 17

Issued: Thursday 17 July 2008

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Jul 17

Issued: Thursday 17 July 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has published its annual report and accounts for the financial year 2007/2008, its third full year of operation.

Jun 30

Issued: Monday 30 June 2008

...Following consultation, the Pensions Regulator has published guidance to help trustees of occupational pension schemes meet Government expectations that key wind-up activities are completed within two years; an approach broadly welcomed by industry.

May 9

Issued: Friday 9 May 2008

...As part of its commitment to promoting the good running of defined contribution schemes, the Pensions Regulator has today published the first of a planned series of good practice guidance for trustees and employers.

Apr 25

Issued: Friday 25 April 2008

...The Pensions Regulator welcomes today's Government consultation document, and has published a statement on the use of the amended powers.

Apr 24

Issued: Thursday 24 April 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today published its second corporate plan, setting out its view of the pensions landscape, strategic direction and outcomes to be achieved during the next three years.

Apr 11

Issued: Friday 11 April 2008

...An undertaking from Pension Corporation has been received by the Pensions Regulator covering a key aspect of the governance of the Telent pension scheme, as well as other schemes in which Pension Corporation has an interest.

Apr 1

Issued: Tuesday 1 April 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today confirmed that Charlie Massey, Executive Director for Strategic Development, is leaving the regulator after completing a three-year secondment from the Department for Work and Pensions.

Mar 20

Issued: Thursday 20 March 2008

...Following industry-wide consultation, the Pensions Regulator has today published updated guidance to support trustees and employers dealing with events

Mar 3

Issued: Monday 3 March 2008

...Pension scheme trustees should ensure that the key activities of winding up, or passage through the PPF assessment period, are completed within no more than two years.

Feb 22

Issued: Friday 22 February 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has today (Friday) published a consultation document on guidance relating to conflicts of interest.

Feb 18

Issued: Monday 18 February 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has today (Monday) published a draft statement on the regulation of defined benefit pension schemes that sets out a new approach to looking at mortality assumptions.

Feb 6

Issued: Wednesday 6 February 2008

...The Pensions Regulator today (Wednesday) confirmed that on 31 January 2008 Sea Containers Limited withdrew its appeal to the Pensions Regulator Tribunal against a June 2007 Determinations Panel decision to issue two Financial Support Directions on the com

Jan 31

Issued: Thursday 31 January 2008

...The Pensions Regulator has today (Thursday) published guidance on voluntary employer engagement in GPPs.