There has always been a tension between protecting the interests of defined benefit pension schemes and insolvency given on the one hand The Pensions Regulator (TPR) seeks to protect the interests of pension scheme members and the Pension Protection Fund and on the other, the insolvency regime seeks to protect the interests of creditors as a whole.
We published an article in July 2018 reporting on a consultation paper issued by The Department for Work and Pensions. In that, we highlighted our concerns about proposed changes to the notifiable events framework and the impact that increasing TPRs powers might have on the insolvenc…
Read the full article at: https://www.natlawreview.com/article/pensions-versus-insolvency-changes-to-pension-regulator-s-powers