TPR Talks

In this episode of TPR Talks, we explore what good looks like for trusteeship and scheme governance, drawing on insights from roundtable discussions with trustees and industry representatives.

Hosted by Emelda Nicholroy, Regulatory Theme Lead at TPR, with Elizabeth Renshaw‑Ames, Special Adviser on Trusteeship, the discussion explains why TPR brought stakeholders together, what we heard about current governance practices, and the skills, standards and accountability that support effective trustee boards and good outcomes for members.

Patrick Coyne, Interim Director of Pensions Reform at TPR, and Nike Trost, the FCA’s Head of Department - Asset Management and Pensions Policy, discuss how trustees can help ensure guided retirement makes a difference to savers by developing a much deeper understanding of the diverse needs and profiles within their scheme membership. 

Patrick Coyne, Interim Director of Policy and Public Affairs at TPR, and Nike Trost, Head of Asset Management and Pensions Policy at FCA, discuss the evolving value for money framework. Hear how it's shaping up, why it matters and the positive impact its set to have across the industry once rolled out.

Paul Neville, Executive Director of Digital, Data and Technology at The Pensions Regulator, describes how the organisation will use digital, data and technology to transform itself and industry in a bid to protect savers and drive innovation.

In this episode,  Chris Curry (Principal at the Pensions Dashboards Programme) and David Fairs (Executive Director of Regulatory Policy, Analysis and Advice at The Pensions Regulator) talk about pensions dashboards. They discuss  the roles of their respective organisations, what trustees and scheme managers need to do to meet their connection deadlines, and how non-compliance will be tackled. 

In this episode of TPR Talks, Chris Curry, principal of The Pensions Dashboard Programme,  joins us to discuss how it connects activity by government, regulators, and the pensions industry to make dashboards work for savers

TPR Chief Executive Charles Counsell talks to Stephen Timms, chair of the Work and Pensions Committee, on the challenges and opportunities facing the pensions industry, including the new Pension Schemes Act, tackling scams, what lies ahead for automatic enrolment and the impact of climate change.  

In this episode TPR lead policy analyst, Mel Jarman, guests Claire Jones, Head of Responsible Investment at LCP, Claudia Chapman, Head of Stewardship at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) and David Fairs, executive director of TPR’s regulatory policy, advice and analysis talk about TPR’s recently published climate change strategy, what it means for trustees of pensions schemes, and the wider industry. 

Welcome to the first of our new series of podcasts, TPR Talks. In this episode, Margaret Snowdon, Chair of the Pension Scams Industry Group and Nicola Parish, TPR’s Executive Director of Frontline Regulation explain why the pensions industry should, and can, do more to fight scams, why there are so many different figures around scams - and why scammers should quit before it’s too late.