The Pensions Regulator

Employers and pension providers need to do more to raise awareness of the open market option (OMO), according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

The number of whistleblowers' breach of law reports rose to 532 in 2008/9 up from 513 the previous year, according to The Pensions Regulator(TPR).

The Pensions Regulator is placing "unnecessary pressure" on defined benefit pension schemes by suggesting it would use long cohort mortality projections for future regulatory scrutiny, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).

The Pensions Regulator will begin defined benefit (DB) scheme funding workshops next month.

The Pensions Regulator has set out its priorities for the next three years in its Corporate Business Plan, which includes working with the government on the implementation of personal accounts.

Trustees have been issued a clearance reminder by the Pensions Regulator over corporate transactions such as leveraged buy-outs, to consider whether the event is 'financially detrimental' to the pension scheme.

The Pensions Regulator is planning to issue a series of questions which trustees should ask advisers to determine the suitability of advice and how to manage conflicts of interest.

The latest instalment of the online ‘ Trustee Toolkit' covering strategic investment has been released by the Pensions Regulator.

The Association of British Insurers has warned the Pensions Regulator against overlapping with other organisations such as the Financial Services Authority in its attempt to regulate risks to defined contribution schemes.

The Pensions Regulator should take a step back from its proposals to regulate risks in defined contribution schemes as it could lead to unintended consequences for smaller work-place pensions, warns Aegon.