The Pensions Regulator

The trial date has been set for the people accused of being involved with pension fraud totalling nearly £14m.

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest tender awards from across the industry.

Sarah Smart has been confirmed as chair of The Pensions Regulator (TPR) from 1 June, taking over permanently from Mark Boyle who stepped down at the end of his term earlier this year.

Here it is, our monthly digest of the most important pension articles Professional Pensions has written and published over the last month, along with some contextual notes.

The rationale used to ultimately assess whether certain contribution notices can be issued needs further fine tuning, leading industry associations say.

This week’s top stories included the launch of a new sole trustee firm, and the grilling of The Pension Regulator’s interim chair over conflict of interest concerns.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) interim chair Sarah Smart has tried to reassure MPs that no conflict of interest will arise from her husband’s role at the British Airways pension schemes.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has failed to assuage concerns over its enhanced criminal sanctions regime with the industry continuing to call for clarity.

Matthew Swynnerton explores the impacts of the Pension Schemes Act 2021

Luke Hartley looks at recent cases involving House of Fraser, Silentnight and Johnston Press