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TPR has again set its sights on pension scammers and there’s good reason for doing so. The latest figures from Action Fraud show that a total of £17.7 million was reported lost to pension-related fraud in 2023. The average loss to each...
The DWP recently published the outcome of its review of TPR. The report concludes that TPR is “broadly well-run and well regarded” and has a “strong relationship with the DWP”. Notable successes include the implementation of...
Want to hear more on the LDI crisis and the Virgin Media case? Click here to listen to James and Pete’s recent podcast where they dive deeper into the subject. So much of what we do is complex and technical. To the outside...
Further to our previous blog on the 2021 transfer conditions regulations, the DWP has now published its highly anticipated review of the “operation, appropriateness, and effectiveness of the regulations”. The hope was that the DWP...
*This blog contains spoilers for the new Barbie film Barbie has had many careers since her inception in 1959 but, to my knowledge, an occupational pension scheme trustee is not one of them. Has she missed her calling? Earlier this...
The natural inclination is to ‘do’. It is human instinct. Do something; do anything; do everything. Never is that urge stronger than when what looks like seismic changes appear in the rear-view mirror. The type of changes like those...
The only certainty in the pensions industry (in my experience anyway) is that there is no such thing as a quiet year. Now that the dust has settled on the Spring Budget tax changes, it is an opportune time to look at what the future might...
At the time of writing, the updated version of the Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) new single code of practice (the Code) is still awaited. Although we are not yet at the finish line, TPR has indicated that it hopes we’ll see the finalised...
The DWP is currently consulting on draft regulations which set out the detail of the requirements introduced under the Pension Schemes Act 2021 for defined benefit schemes to have a funding and investment strategy and submit a written...
