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            <title><![CDATA[Accountant fined for deliberately providing false information to avoid pension duties]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The accountant of a London cafe has been ordered to pay &pound;6,857.50 after he admitted falsely claiming to TPR that staff had been enrolled into pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR bans incompetent trustees who put pension scheme funds into suspected scam investments]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-bans-incompetent-trustees-who-put-pension-scheme-funds-into-suspected-scam-investments.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two men who put pension savers� money into eucalyptus farms, hotel rooms on an African island and car park bays have been banned from acting as pension scheme trustees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Court hands recruitment firm largest fine and first custodial sentences to follow a TPR prosecution]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/court-hands-recruitment-firm-largest-fine-and-first-custodial-sentences-to-follow-a-tpr-prosecution.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A national recruitment agency, its directors and senior staff have been ordered to pay more than &pound;280,000 for plotting to illegally opt workers out of their pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Four people behind &pound;13.7 million pension scam banned from being trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/four-people-behind-pension-scam-banned-from-being-trustees.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The man branded the 'mastermind' behind a &pound;13.7m pension scam has been banned from being a trustee of pension schemes and a company director.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[FCA and TPR publish joint pensions strategy]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/fca-and-tpr-publish-joint-pensions-strategy.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[FCA and TPR launch a joint regulatory strategy aimed at strengthening their relationship, and taking joint action to deliver better outcomes for pension savers and those entering retirement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustees fined by TPR for failing to invest &pound;1.4m of savings promptly]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustees-fined-by-tpr-for-failing-to-invest-1-4m-of-savings-promptly.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Four trustees of a master trust who failed to promptly invest members� savings for three years, affecting 9,081 members and contributions of &pound;1.4m, have been fined by TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[New law comes into force to protect pension savers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/new-law-comes-into-force-to-protect-pension-savers.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new law comes into force today to drive up standards in master trust pension schemes used by millions of people to save for retirement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR extends diversity kitemark for supporting disabled workers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-extends-diversity-kitemark-for-supporting-disabled-workers.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Brighton-based employer TPR has reached a higher level in the Disability Confident scheme by demonstrating its commitment to improving employment opportunities for disabled people and people with health conditions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Dominic Chappell loses appeal against BHS section 72 conviction]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dominic-chappell-loses-appeal-against-bhs-section-72-conviction.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Dominic Chappell, the former director and majority shareholder of the company that bought BHS for &pound;1, has lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence for failing to hand over information to TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment is business as usual with vast majority of staff now saving]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/automatic-enrolment-is-business-as-usual-with-vast-majority-of-staff-now-saving.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The vast majority of staff across the UK are now saving for their retirement thanks to the success of automatic enrolment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Milestone for workplace pensions regulation as TPR launches new approach]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/milestone-for-workplace-pensions-regulation-as-tpr-launches-new-approach.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[An increasing number of workplace pension schemes will come under greater scrutiny from TPR from next month as part of a significant shift in its approach to protect savers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Smaller DC schemes struggle to demonstrate they provide value for pension savers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/smaller-dc-schemes-struggle-to-demonstrate-they-provide-value-for-pension-savers.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Many smaller pension schemes are failing to demonstrate they provide good value for members, new research by TPR shows.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Most DB savers in well-run schemes but TPR acts to address issues in small schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/most-db-savers-in-well-run-schemes-but-tpr-acts-to-address-issues-in-small-schemes.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[New research from TPR shows the majority of DB savers are in well-run larger schemes which are showing year on year improvements, but small DB schemes are lagging behind.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR appoints Executive Director of Strategy and Risk]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-appoints-executive-director-of-strategy-and-risk.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has announced the appointment of Jo Hill as its Executive Director of Strategy and Risk.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[We�re using our powers more to improve protection for pension holders]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/we're-using-our-powers-more-to-improve-protection-for-pension-holders.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fraudsters, poorly performing trustees and rogue employers are being tackled through the use of a wider range of powers by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Accountant admits deliberately providing false information to avoid pension duties]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/accountant-admits-deliberately-providing-false-information.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The accountant of a London cafe has admitted falsely claiming to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) that staff had been enrolled into pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Regulators warn public of pension scammer tactics as victims report losing an average of &pound;91,000 in 2017]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/regulators-warn-public-of-pension-scammer-tactics-as-victims-report-losing-average-of-91000-in-2017.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new campaign to tackle pension scams launches today as the latest figures reveal that victims of pension scammers lost an average of &pound;91,000 each in 2017.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Accountant charged with providing false information to The Pensions Regulator over pension duties]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/accountant-charged-with-providing-false-information-to-the-pensions-regulator-over-pension-duties.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[An accountant is being prosecuted for deliberately providing false information to TPR that the employer he was working for had put staff at a London cafe into a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[New members for TPR�s Determinations Panel ahead of master trust authorisation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/new-members-for-tprs-determinations-panel-ahead-of-master-trust-authorisation.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/new-members-for-tprs-determinations-panel-ahead-of-master-trust-authorisation.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR Determinations Panel has recruited five members, as it prepares to rule on master trust authorisation applications.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Brewery and its chairman fined for failing to hand over information to TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/brewery-and-its-chairman-fined-for-failing-to-hand-over-information-to-tpr.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Samuel Smith Brewery and its chairman Humphrey Smith have been ordered to pay nearly &pound;28,000 after admitting failing to hand over information to TPR. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Future monitoring of the master trust market unveiled by TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/future-monitoring-of-the-master-trust-market-unveiled-by-tpr.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/future-monitoring-of-the-master-trust-market-unveiled-by-tpr.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has outlined how authorised master trusts will be supervised, in a draft policy published for consultation today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Spot checks to be targeted at suspect employers ]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/spot-checks-to-be-targeted-at-suspect-employers.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/spot-checks-to-be-targeted-at-suspect-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Employers across the UK suspected of providing false or misleading information to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about how they are meeting their automatic enrolment duties, will now be targeted with short notice inspections.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Beware cold-calls from fraudsters claiming to be from TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/beware-cold-calls-from-fraudsters-claiming-to-be-from-tpr.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/beware-cold-calls-from-fraudsters-claiming-to-be-from-tpr.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Fraudsters may be trying to steal the savings of workers by falsely claiming to be calling from TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Visible and proactive TPR becomes clearer, quicker and tougher]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/visible-and-proactive-tpr-becomes-clearer-quicker-and-tougher.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/visible-and-proactive-tpr-becomes-clearer-quicker-and-tougher.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has evolved into a more visible and proactive regulator and is working in a clearer, quicker and tougher way.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustee fined &pound;25,000 for failing to submit pension scheme valuations]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-fined-25000-for-failing-to-submit-pension-scheme-valuations.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-fined-25000-for-failing-to-submit-pension-scheme-valuations.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A trustee has been fined &pound;25,000 by TPR for failing to complete two valuations for its DB scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[DWP consultation on protecting defined benefit schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dwp-consultation-on-protecting-defined-benefit-schemes.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dwp-consultation-on-protecting-defined-benefit-schemes.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Statement regarding the publication of DWP�s consultation protecting DB pension schemes � a stronger pensions regulator.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustee fined for failing to report unpaid pension contributions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-fined-for-failing-to-report-unpaid-pension-contributions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-fined-for-failing-to-report-unpaid-pension-contributions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The administrators of a master trust failed to report the fact that they had not collected or invested nearly &pound;900,000 of pension contributions on behalf of their members.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustee suspended after police investigation launched into pension fraud]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-suspended-after-police-investigation-launched-into-pension-fraud.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustee-suspended-after-police-investigation-launched-into-pension-fraud.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A pension scheme trustee has been suspended by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) after detectives launched a fraud investigation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Recruitment firm bosses posed as staff to stop workers getting pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/recruitment-firm-bosses-posed-as-staff-to-stop-workers-getting-pensions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/recruitment-firm-bosses-posed-as-staff-to-stop-workers-getting-pensions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Senior staff at a national recruitment agency tried to save money by impersonating their temporary workers to opt them out of their workplace pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Chief Executive, Lesley Titcomb to leave at end of her four year contract � TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/chief-executive-lesley-titcomb-to-leave-at-end-of-her-four-year-contract-tpr.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Board of The Pensions Regulator has confirmed today that Chief Executive, Lesley Titcomb has decided to leave TPR at the end of her four year contract in February 2019.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[We will use our powers, schemes warned]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/we-will-use-our-powers-schemes-warned.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/we-will-use-our-powers-schemes-warned.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A report published today shows how TPR used clear and robust negotiation to secure millions of pounds for pension savers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Upper Tribunal rules in favour of TPR in anti-avoidance case against ITV]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/upper-tribunal-rules-in-favour-of-tpr-in-anti-avoidance-case-against-itv.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Upper Tribunal has confirmed that TPR was right to use its powers to seek financial support from ITV for members of the Box Clever pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Brewery and its chairman admit failing to hand over information to The Pensions Regulator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/brewery-and-its-chairman-admit-failing-to-hand-over-information-to-the-pensions-regulator.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) and its chairman Humphrey Smith have admitted failing to hand over information to TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Healthcare company fined after misleading TPR about staff workplace pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/healthcare-company-fined-after-misleading-tpr-about-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A healthcare company and its managing director have been ordered to pay more than &pound;20,000 after they admitted misleading TPR about providing their staff with a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR launches plan for clearer, quicker and tougher approach to regulating pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/plan-for-clearer-quicker-tougher-approach.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published its corporate plan setting out how it is taking a clearer, quicker and tougher approach to driving up standards in the pensions sector.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Assets to be seized from employers that snub workplace pension fines]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/assets-to-be-seized-from-employers-that-snub-workplace-pension-fines.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Employers that refuse to pay workplace pension fines could have their assets seized to pay their debts.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Brewery and chairman to be prosecuted for failing to hand over financial information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/brewery-and-chairman-to-be-prosecuted-for-failing-to-hand-over-financial-information.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR is to prosecute Samuel Smith Old Brewery Tadcaster and company chairman Humphrey Smith for failing to provide information and documents required for an ongoing TPR investigation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR launches spot checks on employers in the North East]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-launches-spot-checks-on-employers-in-the-north-east.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-launches-spot-checks-on-employers-in-the-north-east.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has begun carrying out spot checks across the North East of England to identify employers that are not complying with their pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <description><![CDATA[Trustees and sponsoring employers of defined benefit pension schemes must do more to protect member benefits, The Pensions Regulator has warned. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Recruitment firm to face court for illegally opting staff out of pensions]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to prosecute a national recruitment firm, its directors and some of its senior staff on the suspicion that they illegally opted employees out of their pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers confirm automatic enrolment now business as usual]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment is business as usual for employers who report they spend less than an hour a month on their ongoing pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR launches master trust code for consultation]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The code of practice for master trust authorisation has been published for consultation today by TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR welcomes proposed new powers to protect pension savers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR today welcomed new proposals designed to improve its ability to intervene to protect pension savers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Healthcare company admits providing false information to TPR about staff workplace pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/healthcare-company-admits-providing-false-information.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A healthcare company and its managing director have pleaded guilty to misleading The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about providing their staff with a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR appoints Executive Director for Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-appoints-executive-director-for-regulatory-policy-analysis-and-advice.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has announced the appointment of David Fairs as its Executive Director for Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Dominic Chappell ordered to pay &pound;87,000 for failing to give information about BHS sale]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/chappell-ordered-to-pay-for-failing-to-provide-bhs-information.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/chappell-ordered-to-pay-for-failing-to-provide-bhs-information.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The director and majority shareholder of the company that bought BHS for &pound;1 has been ordered to pay more than &pound;87,000 for failing to hand over information to TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Investigation launched into poorly-run pension schemes suspected of links to cold-calling]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/investigation-launched-into-poorly-run-pension-schemes-suspected-of-links-to-cold-calling.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/investigation-launched-into-poorly-run-pension-schemes-suspected-of-links-to-cold-calling.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR and police have launched an investigation into a number of pension schemes suspected of being linked to cold-calling.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pension scheme trustees fined and named for producing non-compliant documents]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pension-scheme-trustees-fined-and-named-for-producing-non-compliant-documents.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Pension schemes that have produced non-compliant chair�s statements have been named for the first time by TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins carrying out spot checks on employers across Northern Ireland]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has begun carrying out spot checks across Northern Ireland to ensure employers are complying with their pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[One million employers meeting new pension duties to boost retirement saving]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The number of employers meeting their workplace pension duties has hit one million, new figures show.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustees of airline�s pension scheme fined for failing to get accounts audited for two years]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/airlines-pension-scheme-fined-for-failing-to-get-accounts-audited-for-two-years.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/airlines-pension-scheme-fined-for-failing-to-get-accounts-audited-for-two-years.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The trustees of an international airline�s pension scheme have been fined by TPR for failing to get accounts audited on time for two years in a row.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Bus company and boss left with bill of more than &pound;60k for deliberately failing to give their staff workplace pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/bus-company-and-boss-left-with-bill-of-more-than-60k-for-deliberately-failing-to-give-their-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A bus company and its managing director will have to pay more than &pound;60,000 after they admitted trying to deliberately avoid giving their staff workplace pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR fines trustee of NOW: Pensions and sets deadline by which problems must be fixed]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-fines-trustee-of-now-pensions-and-sets-deadline-by-which-problems-must-be-fixed.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-fines-trustee-of-now-pensions-and-sets-deadline-by-which-problems-must-be-fixed.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has given the trustee and trust manager of NOW: Pensions a deadline to fix long-running issues with the pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Report published by TPR on British Steel Pension Scheme restructuring]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/report-published-by-tpr-on-british-steel-pension-scheme-restructuring.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/report-published-by-tpr-on-british-steel-pension-scheme-restructuring.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has published a report on its decision to approve a major restructuring of the British Steel Pension Schemes by Tata Steel UK last year.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins spot checks on East Midlands employers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-spot-checks-east-midlands-employers.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-spot-checks-east-midlands-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has begun carrying out spot checks in cities across the East Midlands to ensure employers are complying with their pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[More people are saving more money into DC pensions, data reveals]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/more-people-are-saving-more-money-into-dc-pensions-data-reveals.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/more-people-are-saving-more-money-into-dc-pensions-data-reveals.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[New figures released by TPR reveal that &pound;5.4 billion was put into DC pension schemes last year, an increase of more than 21% year on year.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pension scammers ordered to repay &pound;13.7m they took from victims]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pension-scammers-ordered-to-repay-137m-they-took-from-victims.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pension-scammers-ordered-to-repay-137m-they-took-from-victims.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Four people who ran a series of scam pension schemes have been ordered to pay back &pound;13.7 million they took from their victims.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Dominic Chappell found guilty of failing to give information to TPR about the sale of BHS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dominic-chappell-found-guilty-of-failing-to-give-information-to-tpr-about-the-sale-of-bhs.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dominic-chappell-found-guilty-of-failing-to-give-information-to-tpr-about-the-sale-of-bhs.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The majority shareholder of the company that bought BHS for &pound;1 has been convicted of failing to hand over information to TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to prosecute healthcare company for trying to avoid giving its staff workplace pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-prosecute-healthcare-company-for-trying-to-avoid-giving-its-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-prosecute-healthcare-company-for-trying-to-avoid-giving-its-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is to prosecute a healthcare company and its managing director for trying to avoid providing their staff with a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Survey shows business advisers continue to be crucial to the success of automatic enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/survey-shows-business-advisers-continue-to-be-crucial-to-the-success-of-automatic-enrolment.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/survey-shows-business-advisers-continue-to-be-crucial-to-the-success-of-automatic-enrolment.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A survey of business advisers published today has shown the vast majority will continue to help their clients with their ongoing automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[DWP publication of master trust regulations for consultation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dwp-publication-of-master-trust-regulations-for-consultation.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/dwp-publication-of-master-trust-regulations-for-consultation.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR welcomes DWP consultation on the regulation of master trusts.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins pre-Christmas spot checks on South of England employers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-begins-pre-christmas-spot-checks-on-south-of-england-employers.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-begins-pre-christmas-spot-checks-on-south-of-england-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is carrying out spot checks in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Kent to ensure employers are complying with their pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA['We will take action against employers failing to pay into pensions' � TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/we-will-take-action-against-employers-failing-to-pay-into-pensions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/we-will-take-action-against-employers-failing-to-pay-into-pensions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[More employers have been ordered to pay missing pension contributions, according to new data released by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Bus company and boss convicted of deliberately failing to give their staff workplace pensions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/bus-company-and-boss-convicted-of-deliberately-failing-to-give-their-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/bus-company-and-boss-convicted-of-deliberately-failing-to-give-their-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A bus company and its managing director have admitted deliberately avoiding giving their staff workplace pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR achieves diversity kitemark for supporting disabled workers]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-achieves-diversity-kitemark-for-supporting-disabled-workers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Brighton-based employer TPR has signed up to the Disability Confident scheme to show its commitment to improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR reviews value for member assessments in DC schemes]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-reviews-value-for-member-assessments-in-dc-schemes.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has launched a review into whether trustees are carrying out adequate assessments of the costs and charges paid by members.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Use your eyes and ears to avoid pension scams, TPR warns]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/use-your-eyes-and-ears-to-avoid-pension-scams-tpr-warns.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/use-your-eyes-and-ears-to-avoid-pension-scams-tpr-warns.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has launched new online messaging urging consumers to keep their eyes and ears open for pension scams.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Instant pensions duties start for new businesses]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/instant-pensions-duties-start-for-new-businesses.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/instant-pensions-duties-start-for-new-businesses.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Start-up businesses will from 1 October have a legal duty to put staff straight into a workplace pension as soon as they employ them.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustees banned over their roles in schemes that were subject to a suspected multimillion pound pension scam]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustees-banned-over-their-roles-in-schemes-that-were-subject-to-a-suspected-multimillion-pound-pension-scam.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustees-banned-over-their-roles-in-schemes-that-were-subject-to-a-suspected-multimillion-pound-pension-scam.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Three people have been banned from acting as trustees of pension schemes over suspicions that millions of pounds were scammed from investors using schemes of which they were trustees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR steps up 21st Century Trusteeship campaign to deliver good governance]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-steps-up-21st-century-trusteeship-campaign-to-deliver-good-governance.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-steps-up-21st-century-trusteeship-campaign-to-deliver-good-governance.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today launched a new campaign to protect workplace pension savers by driving up the standards of governance across pension schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR publishes report on Nortel case]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-publishes-report-on-nortel-case.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR today published a report on the use of its anti-avoidance powers in seeking financial support for the Nortel Networks UK Pension Plan.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-prosecute-bus-company-and-boss-for-failing-to-give-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-prosecute-bus-company-and-boss-for-failing-to-give-staff-workplace-pensions.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is to prosecute a Greater Manchester bus firm and its managing director for deliberately not putting staff into a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR sets out action to tackle gaps in scheme governance]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-sets-out-action-to-tackle-gaps-in-scheme-governance.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-sets-out-action-to-tackle-gaps-in-scheme-governance.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Governance and administration across DC schemes has improved while DB schemes are showing better understanding of TPR�s code of practice, new surveys show.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Websites carrying anti-scam messaging could be fraudsters in disguise]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/websites-carrying-anti-scam-messaging-could-be-fraudsters-in-disguise.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/websites-carrying-anti-scam-messaging-could-be-fraudsters-in-disguise.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Rogue pension websites are carrying anti-scam messages to try to trick consumers into believing that they are legitimate businesses, TPR has warned.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/spot-checks-south-wales-employers.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/spot-checks-south-wales-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has begun carrying out spot checks in South Wales to ensure employers are complying with their pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to prosecute Dominic Chappell for failing to reveal information in connection with the sale of BHS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-prosecute-dominic-chappell-failing-to-reveal-information-in-bhs-sale-case.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-prosecute-dominic-chappell-failing-to-reveal-information-in-bhs-sale-case.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to prosecute Dominic Chappell for failing to provide information and documents it requested during its investigation into the sale of BHS.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Court ruling on Box Clever clears way for TPR�s first substantive anti-avoidance hearing before the Upper Tribunal]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/first-anti-avoidance-hearing-before-upper-tribunal.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Court of Appeal has rejected ITV's latest legal challenge in the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme case which will now move to a substantive hearing in the New Year.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Tata Steel UK�s proposal to restructure the British Steel Pension Scheme agreed by TPR]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR) has given initial approval to a proposal from Tata Steel UK to restructure the British Steel Pension Scheme and prevent the company becoming insolvent.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <description><![CDATA[Pension trustees of a number of high profile employers have failed to comply with their basic duties, TPR has revealed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR sets out revised description of a professional trustee]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has set out how it will generally use its powers to impose monetary penalties and its revised description of who it considers to be a professional trustee, after listening to the views of the pensions industry. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins AE spot checks on Glasgow employers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has begun carrying out spot checks in Glasgow to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment continues to shape the savings landscape]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Thousands of start-up businesses will from October have instant pension duties, and more than half will need to enrol staff into a workplace pension, new figures show.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR issues first fine to a public service pension scheme]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has fined a public service pension scheme &pound;1,000 for failing to submit basic information required by law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins AE spot checks on Edinburgh employers]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has begun carrying out spot checks in Edinburgh to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[NOW: Pensions removed from the master trust assurance list at its own request]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/now-pensions-removed-from-the-master-trust-assurance-list-at-its-own-request.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[NOW: Pensions has today been removed from the master trust assurance list.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR warns it will prosecute companies and individuals for failing to provide requested information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-warns-it-will-prosecute-for-failing-to-provide-information.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-warns-it-will-prosecute-for-failing-to-provide-information.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has published a report on its first criminal prosecutions for failing to provide information requested as part of ongoing investigations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to tour the country giving anti-scam warnings to advisers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-tour-the-country-giving-anti-scam-warnings-to-advisers.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR is speaking to pensions professionals across the UK to help them prevent their clients falling victim to fraudsters.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment passes the eight million milestone]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than eight million employees have signed up for a workplace pension since the launch of automatic enrolment, new figures published today confirm.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR evolves to meet pension challenges]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR published its Annual Report and Accounts today showing how it has met ongoing challenges across the pensions landscape by adapting its regulatory approach.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Office manager convicted of withholding information in &pound;13.75m pension scam investigation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/office-manager-convicted-of-withholding-information-in-pension-scam-investigation.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/office-manager-convicted-of-withholding-information-in-pension-scam-investigation.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The former office manager of a company at the centre of a multimillion pound scam inquiry has been convicted of refusing to provide information relevant to the investigation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers confident of AE success]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/employers-confident-of-ae-success.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/employers-confident-of-ae-success.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment is business as usual for employers who say they are confident they are meeting their workplace pensions duties successfully, new research shows.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustees warned to meet basic governance requirements or face financial penalties]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustees-warned-to-meet-basic-governance-requirements-or-face-financial-penalties.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/trustees-warned-to-meet-basic-governance-requirements-or-face-financial-penalties.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[New data published today by TPR shows that trustees of pension schemes who fail in their basic duties can expect to receive a penalty from TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers warned not to fall for exemption certificate scam]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/employers-warned-not-to-fall-for-exemption-certificate-scam.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Employers are being warned not to fall for a scam involving the sale of fake certificates that suggest they do not have workplace pension duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR publishes report on BHS case]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-publishes-report-on-bhs-case.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has published a report into its involvement with the BHS pension scheme that led to a &pound;363m settlement with Sir Philip Green.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR reaches final settlement in Coats anti-avoidance case]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-reaches-final-settlement-in-coats-anti-avoidance-case.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has agreed a &pound;74m settlement for a third DB pension scheme as part of its anti-avoidance investigation into thread manufacturer Coats.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR carries out AE spot checks on Sheffield employers]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-carries-out-ae-spot-checks-on-sheffield-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is carrying out spot checks in Sheffield this week to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to begin AE spot checks on Birmingham employers]]></title>
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            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-to-begin-ae-spot-checks-on-birmingham-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is to begin carrying out spot checks in Birmingham to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR sets expectations for DB schemes as analysis shows strong affordability but higher deficits]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-sets-expectations-for-db-schemes-as-analysis-shows-strong-affordability-but-higher-deficits.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-sets-expectations-for-db-schemes-as-analysis-shows-strong-affordability-but-higher-deficits.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The majority of DB pension schemes remain affordable but many should do more to tackle increased deficits and reduce risk to pensioners, TPR said today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR begins AE spot checks on Manchester employers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-begins-spot-checking-manchester-employers.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/tpr-begins-spot-checking-manchester-employers.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has carried out spot checks in Greater Manchester to ensure employers are complying with their automatic enrolment (AE) duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator finalises pension deal with Hoover]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/the-pensions-regulator-finalises-pension-deal-with-hoover.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/the-pensions-regulator-finalises-pension-deal-with-hoover.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has approved a proposal by Hoover Limited regarding the Hoover (1987) Pension Scheme (HPS).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Statement on British Steel Pension Scheme]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/statement-on-british-steel-pension-scheme.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/statement-on-british-steel-pension-scheme.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Good progress is being made in our discussions with Tata Steel UK and the trustees about the future of the British Steel Pension Scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator publishes its annual funding statement for DB scheme valuations]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-24.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-24.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today published its annual funding statement, aimed at all trustees and employers of defined benefit schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Andrew Warwick-Thompson to leave The Pensions Regulator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-23.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-23.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has confirmed that Andrew Warwick-Thompson will leave his post of Executive Director for Regulatory Policy and join LGPS Central as CEO.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR names employers ordered by the courts to pay fines for  ignoring pension rules]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-22.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-22.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Employers taken to court for failing to pay fines for workplace pension non-compliance are being made public on a new list.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Start-ups alerted to instant pensions duties]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-21.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-21.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[New businesses which start up from October this year are being warned they will have instant pension duties once they take on a member of staff.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Shoe firm left to foot &pound;42,000 bill after ignoring staff pension rules]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-20.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-20.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A high street footwear firm turned a &pound;400 fine into a bill for more than &pound;40,000 after claiming it was too busy to meet its pension responsibilities.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Fighting scams � TPR bans trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-19.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-19.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is warning pension savers, trustees and administrators of the danger of rogue individuals using scamming techniques, after taking action to prohibit the trustees of 5G Futures Pension scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Focused, faster and more frequent � increased frontline interventions a top priority for TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-18.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-18.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Intervening more frequently and acting quicker are amongst The Pensions Regulator (TPR) goals for the next three years.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR appoints Acting Director of Automatic Enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-17.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-17.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has appointed Darren Ryder as Acting Director of Automatic Enrolment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-15.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-15.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The 500,000th UK employer has completed their workplace pension duties according to new figures released today by TPR, as the pace of automatic enrolment continues to increase.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Charles Counsell to leave The Pensions Regulator to become Chief Executive of the Money Advice Service]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-16.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-16.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR confirmed today that Charles Counsell will leave his role as Executive Director of Automatic Enrolment, and member of TPR Board, in May to become Chief Executive of the Money Advice Service.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Charity boss convicted of  refusing to provide information to The Pensions Regulator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-14.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-14.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The head of a charity has been ordered to pay &pound;6,500 for refusing to give information linked to an investigation into unusual scheme investments to TPR.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Solicitor and firm ordered to pay more than &pound;16,000 for refusing to provide information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-13.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-13.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A solicitor and the firm where he is a partner have been ordered to pay more than &pound;16,000 in fines and costs for refusing to give documents to TPR which were required as part of a wider investigation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR provides guidance for trustees setting and monitoring investment strategies]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-12.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-12.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[As part of its strategy to produce simpler guidance for occupational pension schemes, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has today published new investment guidance for trustees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR delivers transparency on penalties and clarity on professional trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-11.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-11.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[As part of its 21st Century Trustee initiative, TPR has clarified its expectations by publishing a revised description of a professional trustee for consultation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR provides more help for trustees and savers in the fight against pension scams]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-10.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-10.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today added several features to its scorpion campaign to help prevent savers from falling victim to pension scams.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Master trusts gain independent assurance - good preparation for authorisation in 2018]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-09.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-09.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today announced that in the last six months eight more master trusts have obtained master trust assurance and been added to its list of schemes with assurance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Spot check on employers: TPR steps up inspections in compliance drive]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-08.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-08.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Spot checks are to be carried out on employers across the UK to make sure they are complying with their workplace pensions duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator secures &pound;363m cash settlement with Sir Philip Green]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-07.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-07.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has agreed a cash settlement worth up to &pound;363 million with Sir Philip Green.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR works with employers to ensure they meet public service data provision obligations]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-06.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-06.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Intervention by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has ensured that over 40 authorities and schools have submitted information to the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) for almost 8,500 members.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-05.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Chair of TPR�s Determinations Panel, Andrew Long, has announced the appointment of two new members to the Panel.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-04.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Employers who ignore their automatic enrolment duties could find themselves with a County Court Judgement, TPR has warned.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-03.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Total memberships in DC pension schemes have for the first time overtaken DB schemes, a report published today by TPR reveals.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator is successful in legal challenge concerning the Silentnight Group DB scheme]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-02.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[A group of claimants has failed to obtain permission to bring judicial review proceedings against TPR in relation to an ongoing anti-avoidance case concerning the Silentnight Group DB Scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR issues first chair�s statement fines against master trust schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-01.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn17-01.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has issued its first fines against a number of master trust schemes for failing to complete a chair�s statement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Charles Counsell awarded OBE for services to workplace pension reform]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-59.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Charles Counsell, Executive Director of Automatic Enrolment at TPR, has been awarded an OBE for his services to workplace pension reform in the 2017 New Year Honours List.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA['We will not accept two classes of pension scheme member' � TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-58.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has underlined its determination to drive up standards of governance and trusteeship to ensure all members and scheme sponsors can reap the benefits of good stewardship.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR reaches &pound;255m settlement in Coats anti-avoidance case]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-57.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Anti-avoidance action taken by TPR will result in payment of &pound;255 million from Coats Group Plc, helping to safeguard the benefits of approximately 24,000 pension scheme members.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Three non-executive directors appointed to The Pensions Regulator]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-56.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) today announces the appointment of three non-executive directors to its Board by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Magnificent Seven! Seven million saving as result of automatic enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-55.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than seven million people have now been put into a pension by their employer as a result of automatic enrolment, according to TPR figures published today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR publishes new quick integrated risk management guide for smaller schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-54.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-54.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has published a new quick guide to IRM aimed at trustees of smaller DB schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to demand record-keeping measures from schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-53.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-53.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is to ask trustees to report on record-keeping in their scheme return to help improve standards. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[BHS: TPR launches enforcement action]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-51.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-51.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR seeks redress for 20,000 pension scheme members following investigation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[No Excuse: Don't Ignore the Workplace Pension]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-49.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Employers are being reminded that workplace pensions law applies to everyone with staff.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR uses threat of avoidance powers to protect member benefits]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-48.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-48.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has used its powers as a deterrent to ensure members of a defined benefit (DB) scheme will receive their full benefits, following the sale of the sponsoring business.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR continues tougher approach and fines more trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-47.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has repeated its warning to trustees of DC schemes to comply with pensions law or face a fine.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR welcomes new powers to protect savers in master trusts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-46.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-46.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR today welcomed the Government�s Pension Schemes Bill which will give it tough new powers to regulate master trust schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR acts in insolvency case to ensure members receive PPF benefits]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-45.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-45.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has used its powers to ensure members of a closed DB scheme receive PPF compensation after the scheme�s rules were changed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR encourages public service pension schemes to meet obligations and publish information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-50.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-50.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is calling on public service pension scheme managers to ensure they are publishing information about their pension board.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR issues maximum chair's statement fine for professional trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-44.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-44.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is again urging trustees of defined contribution (DC) schemes to comply with new pensions law or face a mandatory fine.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment hits 200,000 employer landmark]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-43.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-43.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[More than 200,000 employers have now completed their workplace pension duties as automatic enrolment continues to roll out to small and micro employers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers urged to check how automatic enrolment affects them]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-42.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-42.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Small and micro employers are being encouraged to engage early with automatic enrolment to avoid the risk of a fine as latest quarterly figures show a rise in the number of penalties issued.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[New DC code underlines TPR�s expectations of trustees]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-40.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-40.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR�s new code of practice for DC pension schemes, which sets out the standards that pension trustees need to meet to comply with legislation, has come into force today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR appoints Front-Line Executive Director]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-41.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-41.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has announced the appointment of Nicola Parish as its Executive Director for Front-Line Regulation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[High compliance rates underpin success of automatic enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-39.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-39.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Automatic enrolment continues to bring more people into workplace pensions with pension saving again becoming the norm, according to a report published today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR welcomes publication of report on BHS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-38.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-38.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is determined to achieve the best possible outcome for members of the BHS pension scheme and PPF levy payers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Raising the bar � what makes a good 21st century trustee?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-37.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-37.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today published a discussion paper that continues the debate about how best to drive up standards of pensions trusteeship.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Trustees urged to redouble their efforts on governance standards]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-36.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-36.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is urging pension trustees to focus on driving up standards of governance and administration in their schemes, in order to increase the likelihood that members receive a good outcome from their retirement savings.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Advisers help drive success of automatic enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-34.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-34.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Awareness and understanding of automatic enrolment is now almost universal amongst business advisers � and more than nine out of 10 are now helping clients meet their duties, the latest research shows.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR warns trustees against knee-jerk reactions to market volatility]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-35.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-35.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today issued a guidance statement to pension trustees following the UK�s vote to leave the EU, as market volatility has led to uncertainty about scheme funding plans and investments.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Pensions and jobs protected by Halcrow agreement]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-33.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-33.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has published a report showing how it worked closely with the Halcrow Pension Scheme and its sponsoring employer to help protect member benefits and jobs.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR meeting ambitious goals, amid changing environment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-32.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-32.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is performing well in its key areas of responsibility despite the pace of change in the pensions sector, according to its 2015 - 2016 Annual Report and Accounts published today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Statement in support of 2016 scams awareness month]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-31.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-31.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR welcomes the launch of Scams Awareness Month.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR acts to protect savers' funds]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-30.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-30.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has warned all pension savers to be vigilant when considering transferring out from their existing pension, after publishing details of governance failings in the London Quantum Retirement Benefit Scheme.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR extends partnership with Capita for an additional three years]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-29.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-29.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has agreed to extend its partnership with Capita for a further three years to ensure the continued successful roll-out of automatic enrolment to small and micro employers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR issues first Chair's statement fine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-28.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-28.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has warned the trustees of defined contribution (DC) schemes that they will be fined for failing to comply with new pensions law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR adds first scheme to GPP list]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-27.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-27.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The first group personal pension (GPP) has met The Pensions Regulator�s criteria to be included on a list of GPPs open to any employers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Public service schemes urged to prepare for their scheme return]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-26.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-26.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR is calling on public service pension scheme managers to prepare for and submit their annual scheme return or risk being fined for failing to comply with the law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR welcomes proposed new powers to regulate master trusts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-25.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-25.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR welcomes the announcement today of a new Pensions Bill which proposes to give us new powers to regulate master trust schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR publishes 2016 annual funding statement]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-24.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-24.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite market pressures, the majority of DB schemes should be able to at least maintain existing recovery plans.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[A statement from TPR on the BHS pension scheme]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-23.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-23.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A spokesperson for The Pensions Regulator (TPR) said: �As we have launched an anti-avoidance investigation we need to take care not to prejudice our case. We did discuss the proposed terms of a potential deal with trustees and the employer, however...]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Employers warned not to ignore penalty notices]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-22.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-22.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Employers who fail to heed 28-day warning notices risk a fine which increases each day, a report published today by The Pensions Regulator shows.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR to list GPPs open to all employers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-21.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-21.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is to publish a list of group personal pensions (GPPs) open to any employers seeking to comply with their automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Football club fined &pound;22,000 for automatic enrolment failures]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-20.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-20.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[A football club has been fined thousands of pounds after it repeatedly failed to comply with its automatic enrolment duties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR takes tough stance on revised DC scheme returns]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-19.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-19.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator is calling on trustees to prepare for changes in their annual DC scheme return or risk being fined for failing to comply with the law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Tackling master trusts a top priority � TPR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-18.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-18.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Addressing the quality and viability of master trusts is among The Pensions Regulator�s top priorities outlined in its new Corporate Plan, published today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR offers 'how to' guides for trustees to support new DC code]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-17.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-17.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR has today launched for consultation a series of 'how to' guides to help trustees implement its revised DC code.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Workie helps employers engage with automatic enrolment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-16.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-16.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[Workie is helping ensure small employers and advisers don't ignore the workplace pension according to new research published today.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Hard hitting scorpion campaign warns pensions savers: Don't be next]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-15.aspx</link>
            <guid>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-15.aspx</guid>
            <description><![CDATA[TPR today unveiled a refreshed and hard hitting scorpion campaign to warn of the dangers of pension scams.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[TPR warns over failure to complete scheme return]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-14.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has warned a number of trustees they could face being fined for failing to complete their scheme return.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has added National Pensions Trust and The Pensions Trust to its list of schemes with master trust assurance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <description><![CDATA[More than six million workers have now begun saving into a workplace pension as a result of automatic enrolment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[New guide to help public service schemes prepare for annual benefit statements]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-12.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has today published an essential guide for public service pension schemes on issuing annual benefit statements plus an at-a-glance checklist to help with their planning.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Revamped Trustee toolkit available for use on tablets]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-10.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has redeveloped its free, online learning programme for occupational pension scheme trustees.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator signs up to mental health pledge]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[TPR has joined a growing number of companies who have signed the Time to Change employer pledge, demonstrating their commitment to taking action to tackle stigma and end discrimination around mental health in the workplace. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Regulator publishes Innovation Plan for consultation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-08.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[As part of a Government-wide programme, The Pensions Regulator is consulting on its draft Innovation Plan which sets out how it will embrace technology and support innovation to help deliver better outcomes for retirement savers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Number of large schemes continue to increase as market concentrates]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-07.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[New figures published today by The Pensions Regulator show further evidence of market concentration in the largest defined contribution (DC) schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Thousands of small employers complete their workplace pensions duties]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-06.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[More than 90% of the first small employers required to put their staff into a workplace pension have now complied with the law, showing that automatic enrolment is successful for all sizes of employer.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[First European-wide stress test by EIOPA shows resilience and flexibility of UK pension schemes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-03.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator today responded to the first EU-wide pension stress test carried out by the EIOPA. ]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Regulator welcomes role in delivering member-borne commission ban]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-05.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator today welcomed its new role, subject to Parliamentary approval, to enforce a ban on member-borne commissions in occupational pension schemes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Three new non-executive directors appointed to The Pensions Regulator]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator today announces the appointment of three new non-executive directors to its Board by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator is successful in legal challenge]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-02.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Pensions Regulator has been successful in a landmark legal battle over when peripatetic workers are eligible to be automatically enrolled into a workplace pension.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[2016: workplace pensions duties start for up to half a million employers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/pn16-01.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[Up to half a million small and micro employers must act this year to meet their new workplace pensions duties or risk a fine, The Pensions Regulator has warned.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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            <title><![CDATA[Third purple book most comprehensive to date]]></title>
            <link>http://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/press/PN08-30.aspx</link>
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            <description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>    
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