The Institute for Family Business (‘IFB’) has just published their response to The Pensions Regulator Defined Benefit Funding Code of Practice Consultation and as Jon Sharp, Director at Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’) explains, “We are pleased to have been able to support the Institute for Family Business in their response to the important consultation on…
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued new guidance to help protect savers and give employers and trustees more choice ahead of Government legislation. The guidance unveils the high bar it expects new superfunds to meet to ensure savers in defined benefit (DB) schemes are protected ahead of Government legislation. The new guidance, which comes into…
Help is at hand for your family business if you have a final salary pension scheme as Western Pension Solutions (‘WPS’) launch a free helpline for family firms to respond to issues associated with the prevailing COVID19 pandemic. As Ben Fowler, Managing Director of WPS explains, “This is an unprecedented and difficult time for family…
Proposals to reduce the number of poorly governed pension schemes have been outlined in a consultation recently launched by The Pensions Regulator (TPR). The future of trusteeship and governance consultation outlines the problem of badly run pension schemes and considers how the trustee model can be made more effective. In particular it poses questions to…
Western Pension Solutions is a specialist pension consultancy that provides trusted advice to family-owned firms on how to manage their defined benefit pension schemes legacy and secure their employees’ retirement future. We are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural research report into South West Family Business Pension Schemes. This research report looks at…
Western Pension Solutions is a specialist pension consultancy that provides trusted advice to family-owned firms on how to solve manage their defined benefit pension schemes legacy and secure their employees’ retirement future. We are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural research report into West Midlands Family Business Pension Schemes. This research report looks…
Family businesses with defined benefit pension schemes should be aware that the Pensions Regulator has issued their 2019 Annual Funding Statement. The statement sets out what the Regulator expects from trustees and employers of schemes with valuation dates between September 2018 and September 2019. Regardless of whether your family business pension scheme’s valuation is due…
Western Pension Solutions is a specialist pension consultancy that provides trusted advice to family-owned firms on how to manage their defined benefit pension schemes legacy and secure their employees’ retirement future. We are delighted to announce the launch of our inaugural research report into North West family Business Pension Schemes. This research report looks at…
