Pensions - Articles - TPRs Funding Statement reads more like a state of the nation

 ACA Chair, Patrick Bloomfield, comments: “This year’s list of topics covers climate change, Brexit, post-covid longevity, corporate transactions, inflation and investment benchmark changes; plus TPR’s own funding code consultation and the all new ‘Own Risk Assessment’ requirements. Mercifully GMP equalisation doesn’t get a mention, nor do the cyber and scam actions being asked for. We would ask if a reality check on the industry’s bandwidth is overdue?

 “The continued wait for TPR’s new funding code of practice is keeping the industry in an uncomfortable regulatory limbo on funding valuations. TPR continues to consistently signpost its direction of travel emphasising that in their view tomorrow’s new laws are today’s best practice. But industry really needs to know the details, to put their schemes’ long-term funding plans on a secure regulatory footing.”

 “Despite this, the ACA urges TPR to take the time it needs to deliver a new funding regime that fits today’s complex commercial environment. In the meantime, our industry’s talented advisors and diligent trustees can be relied upon to take sensible actions, keeping DB pensions secure and supporting employers through today’s varied and challenging circumstances.”