2024 blogs

• What our move towards risk-based regulation means for industry and savers:
  Friday 18 October 2024
• What our move towards risk-based regulation means for industry and savers: We want all savers to get good outcomes from pensions. For that to happen we need to make sure that defined contribution schemes provide value for money, from joining a scheme right the way through retirement. We need to make sure that all defined benefit schemes secure their future – whether that’s an end game or ongoing offer. And across all scheme types we have trustees making the right decisions for their savers, powered by good quality data.
• New ESG resource launched to help trustees go beyond minimum compliance:
  Monday 14 October 2024
• New ESG resource launched to help trustees go beyond minimum compliance: Mark Hill, The Pensions Regulator’s Climate and Sustainability Lead, explains how he wants trustees to go beyond minimum compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) duties and seek continuous improvement. Mark is calling on trustees to access TPR’s new suite of essential resources which will help them build their knowledge and understanding and embed ESG decision making into every area of scheme governance and stewardship.
• Why expanding our engagement with administrators will help drive better saver outcomes:
  Thursday 12 September 2024
• Why expanding our engagement with administrators will help drive better saver outcomes: Having worked in this industry for 18 years, I have witnessed the invaluable contributions of pension scheme administrators – those often unsung heroes behind the scenes who ensure the smooth functioning of our financial systems. Their role is pivotal in safeguarding the future of millions of savers. In this blog, we’ll explore their crucial role, why we are expanding our engagement, and the impact of effective administration on the industry.
• Act now on pensions dashboards so we don’t have to:
  Thursday 5 September 2024
• Act now on pensions dashboards so we don’t have to: In a landscape where automatic enrolment means more people start saving sooner, and may end up with multiple pots, it is vital they can find a complete picture of their pensions in one place. We believe in that vision, and we will do what we must to deliver it.
• Calling on trust-based pensions to help shape the value framework which will impact millions:
  Thursday 29 August 2024
• Calling on trust-based pensions to help shape the value framework which will impact millions: The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has been working with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on a value for money framework consultation for contract-based schemes, and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has committed to introducing equivalent legislation for trust-based defined contribution schemes in an upcoming Pension Schemes Bill. Nina Blackett, TPR’s Interim Executive Director of Strategy, Policy and Analysis, explains why trust-based schemes must also seize this opportunity to shape one of the biggest revolutions in pensions policy since auto enrolment.
• Supporting innovation in savers’ interests: new DB models must offer both clear benefits and proper protections:
  Thursday 25 April 2024
• Supporting innovation in savers’ interests: new DB models must offer both clear benefits and proper protections: At The Pensions Regulator (TPR), we are committed to protecting savers’ money, enhancing the pension system and supporting innovation in the interests of savers. Innovation is something we are increasingly seeing in our evolving pensions landscape.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion: how transparency can help to build trust:
  Tuesday 26 March 2024
• Equality, diversity and inclusion: how transparency can help to build trust: Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) lead Sandisiwe Dhlamini explains why being transparent on TPR’s pay gaps is a small but important part of making workplace pensions work for all savers.
• Challenge and disclosure must be the norm if savers are to get value from their pensions:
  Thursday 21 March 2024
• Challenge and disclosure must be the norm if savers are to get value from their pensions: The pensions industry is at an inflection point. We are moving from a pensions landscape of thousands of small schemes towards a concentrated marketplace of complex financial institutions. As we manage this transition, one guiding principle needs to run through all that we do – that schemes should drive value for money for pension savers. But how do we achieve value? Through challenge and disclosure.
• New boost for employer compliance, as AE first-time savers reach 11 million landmark:
  Monday 4 March 2024
• New boost for employer compliance, as AE first-time savers reach 11 million landmark: There has been a welcome national focus on pension savings recently. It’s vital savers get to know their workplace pensions and consider carefully whether they are saving enough.
• Trustees, take stock and plan for wider ESG risks and opportunities:
  Wednesday 21 February 2024
• Trustees, take stock and plan for wider ESG risks and opportunities: As climate change reporting requirements become business as usual for many, it’s a good time for all trustees to think about how they could further develop their approach to managing wider environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities. ESG disclosure reporting requirements have expanded and that looks set to continue as practices around wider sustainability factors – such as nature and social – develop.

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