The report reflects the ambitious targets TPR set itself following the arrival of new Chief Executive Lesley Titcomb in March 2015. It outlines how TPR has performed in key areas including the delivery of automatic enrolment, through the use of simplified information and communication for the hundreds of thousands of employers preparing to meet their duties.
It also details TPR’s approach to increasing the quality of, and confidence in, pensions. TPR has reached out to a new consumer audience with its refreshed Scorpion scams campaign and has been clear about the standards expected from trustees of DB and DC schemes and their sponsoring employers.
Chair of TPR Mark Boyle said: “Our industry continues to absorb change at an unprecedented pace – but we have shown that we are an agile organisation, able to actively manage our priorities and respond to risks, for example in our work with government and other bodies to improve the security of members of master trust schemes.
“Under the leadership of our new CEO, Lesley Titcomb, we are determined to make bolder decisions and to deliver clear and consistent messages that engender confidence in retirement saving and the system of pension regulation.”
Chief Executive Lesley Titcomb said: “Our Annual Report shows the progress we’ve made in work to improve the knowledge, understanding and effectiveness of trustees, and in the successful implementation of automatic enrolment, which is achieving compliance rates at the high end of expectations.
“I’m encouraged by how TPR has evolved as an organisation to meet the challenges we and the industry face. We have reorganised our senior leadership team to provide greater accountability for our activities and to use our limited resources in a more flexible and efficient way.”
Lesley Titcomb added: “We are under no illusions as to the significant challenges faced by the UK politically and economically. The full impact of the UK’s vote to leave the EU is not yet clear. Our message is that pensions are long-term investments and people should not act hastily. We will continue to provide support and clear direction to trustees and other parties to help them navigate the uncertainty ahead.”
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