Recent research has shown that millennials are welcoming auto-enrolment, prompting industry figures to highlight the positive role of employer contributions and the continued need for improved understanding of retirement saving.
TPR prosecutes former BHS owner Dominic Chappell
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August 22, 2017
The Pensions Regulator has said it is prosecuting businessman Dominic Chappell, whose company Retail Acquisitions owned high street chain BHS when it became insolvent, leaving behind an underfunded pension scheme.
J&J finds remedy for MNT recruiting ailment
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August 21, 2017
Johnson & Johnson’s wide-ranging communications campaign encouraging scheme members to stand as trustee candidates shows it is possible to find “good quality” member-nominated trustees.
Government reaffirms commitment to cold-calling ban
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August 21, 2017
The government has announced that it will introduce its long-promised ban on pensions cold calling “when parliamentary time allows”, putting to bed concerns that a second consultation would further delay the legislation.
No end in sight for Box Clever case
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August 21, 2017
A long-running case over the Box Clever Group Pension Scheme is continuing after the Court of Appeal rejected an application for appeal by ITV, former co-owners of the TV rental business, with a substantive hearing at the Upper Tribunal due next year.
What do the ONS labour stats tell us?
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August 18, 2017
Analysis: Record numbers of older workers have come as little surprise to economists, but what will it mean for other generations, and might the broad trends hide potential pitfalls for pensions policy?
Comment & Analysis
BSPS sets useful example for DB endgame
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August 23, 2017
Many defined benefit schemes will never reach full funding – we need to look at the alternatives now, argues Tim Middleton from the Pensions Management Institute.
The limitations of financial advice
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August 23, 2017
Quantum Advisory's Phil Farrell argues that apathetic members are unlikely to reach the retirement they desire, even with the help of regulated financial advice.
The corporate view: Final salary, Care or DC?
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August 23, 2017
Ruth Bamforth at Walker Morris looks at corporate attitudes to pensions and the many ways in which pension provision differs depending on sectors, affordability and regulation.
Videos & Podcasts
A closer look at the main parties' pension proposals
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May 25, 2017
Podcast: From a double lock to a flexible state pension age, Malcolm McLean, senior consultant at Barnett Waddingham, and Edward Brown, partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, discuss the pension policies the political parties have proposed in their manifestos ahead of the election on June 8.
DB green paper: Can it strike a balance?
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March 1, 2017
Video: What do businesses say about the defined benefit green paper's focus on regulation, and where do unions have concerns about member protection? Rachel Smith, principal labour market economist at the Confederation of British Industry and Tim Sharp, policy officer at the Trades Union Congress, give their views.
Should schemes still turn to LDI?
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January 26, 2017
Video: With short-term inflation rising, are interest rates likely to go up, and should unhedged schemes go into LDI now? How can growth assets be combined with LDI products, and what role will cash flow play for LDI strategies? Jonathan Crowther, head of UK LDI at Axa Investment Managers, and Sophia Heathcoat, investment consultant at Barnett Waddingham, discuss their expectations for LDI.
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