Latest articles from James Redgrave

Employee escapes determination notice

Trustees of the Desmond & Sons (D&S) pension scheme have failed in a bid to force a third individual to pay contributions to the defunct scheme.

European Commission hints at Solvency II climbdown

The European Commission has given its strongest indication yet it is prepared to overrule its regulator over imposing Solvency II funding rules on pension schemes.

Government says no to corporate governance reform

The government has rejected opposition calls to force fund managers to publish their shareholder voting records.

Trustees force 'significant' concessions from QinetiQ

Trustees forced QinetiQ into greater compromises than they anticipated in their bid to move benefit linking from retail to consumer price inflation (RPI-CPI).

ETV providers weigh up bespoke offerings

Enhanced transfer exercise providers are designing deals where they do advisers’ due diligence to avoid unsuitable people being offered the products.

FSA moves to ban unregulated funds

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Platform providers face an attempt to force them to drop overseas funds from their offerings for UK schemes.

Raise AE contributions to fund Dilnot care plan

An average 0.5 per cent increase in contributions post auto-enrolment would pay for care-covering annuities, without Andrew Dilnot’s proposal to make care over £35,000 free, say accountants.

BofE wrong on QE impact

The Bank of England has framed its defence of quantitative easing to avoid making the full impact on pension schemes “explicit”, actuaries say.

Editorial: exploring pensions' terra nova

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This week, PW reveals the Pensions Regulator is seeking to bring its first use of moral hazard powers to bear on a scheme attached to a solvent sponsoring employer.

Industry to roll out Pip alternative

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A consortium of lawyers, consultants and fund managers are in talks with several schemes to bring an alternative pension infrastructure platform to market.