Analysis: It is a humble back office function, yet blockchain has everyone excited. So what will its arrival change for pension fund investors?
Freedoms still have industry in their grip: Top DC stories from 2017
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December 27, 2017
Year in review: The sea change policy of freedom and choice brought in more than two years ago continues to dominate in the defined contribution world.
Govt 'minded' to introduce mandatory trustee ESG statements
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December 19, 2017
The government is to consult on whether trustees should be required to state their policies on sustainability, member concerns and stewardship, and will clarify current legislation as part of a wider push to increase pension investment in social and illiquid assets.
BT scheme cuts TPA contract short to pull admin in-house
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December 15, 2017
The BT Pension Scheme is moving the administration for its 300,000-member scheme in-house next year, not long into a contract extension with a third-party provider.
The heat is on for a cold-calling ban
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December 13, 2017
From the blog: Frank Field’s call for action on cold-calling has reminded us of the fact that despite industry and government agreeing that savers need to be protected from scammers, precisely nothing has happened.
We might be tempted to look to the banking sector, where various rules apply depending on how cash was taken from someone’s account – via debit card, credit card or through identity theft.
However, if a transaction to scammers was authorised by an unsuspecting account holder, there too, little can be done to get the money back.
A pension for Christmas
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December 8, 2017
Editorial: Defined benefit funding levels are at their highest point since 2014, but employers continue to close schemes they see as a burden.
Club together?
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December 4, 2017
Editorial: Collective defined contribution is getting another close look. And it probably will do until pure DC can prove it allows people to have a decent retirement.
New regime could reduce number of mastertrusts by a third
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November 30, 2017
The government has set out draft regulations for defined contribution mastertrusts, estimating that the rules will cut the number of mastertrusts to about 56 from currently 87.
Wanted: Long-term investors
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November 27, 2017
Editorial: The chancellor’s Autumn Budget provided a gloomy prediction of an economy bruised by Brexit, and aimed to set out an industrial strategy to get the UK back on track – with the help of pension fund money.
Sony zooms in on buy-in saving with medical data
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November 27, 2017
The UK scheme of Japanese electronics giant Sony agreed a buy-in in May this year, covering its highest liabilities, with medical underwriting carried out after the deal.