All articles by Aamina Zafar – Page 8
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NewsPension trustees must now state their policy on investing in illiquid assets
Changes come into force on Sunday and are a part of the ‘Focus on Value’ guidance for defined contribution pension investments.
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NewsA radical rethink is needed for ‘uncharted territory’ of life after 50: Aegon
Past trends in retirement are no longer a reliable guide to the future, and innovative ways of navigating later life and retirement are needed.
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NewsYoung Brits believe their retirement will be better than their parents
Research by the FSCS found rising costs of living is creating concerns that money will not go far enough in retirement.
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NewsCould Standard Life launch be welcome shot in the arm for delayed pensions dashboard?
As Standard Life rolls out plans for the UK’s first commercial dashboard, could other pension providers soon follow suit?
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NewsStandard Life gearing up to launch UK’s first commercial pensions dashboard
Dashboard will help four million customers find their known and forgotten pension pots.
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NewsNew online pensions toolkit has been launched to explain GMP equalisation
The free toolkit was developed by Quietroom and a consortium of UK’s largest defined benefit schemes.
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People NewsHymans Robertson announces death of ‘beloved colleague’ Patrick Bloomfield
Bloomfield was the firm’s equity member and senior actuary and a leading figure in the pensions industry for over 25 years.
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NewsEvery pension scheme should have at least one accredited trustee on its board
The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) said the accredited trustee on the board can either be lay or professional, and that pension schemes and scheme sponsors should encourage and pay for all trustees' training and accreditation.
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NewsClimate change: TNFD guidance will support the green aims of pension trustees
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (‘TNFD’) has published its final recommendations which enable both business and investors to integrate nature into their decision-making.
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NewsBBC appeals against High Court ruling
The BBC confirmed there will be no reduction to any pension benefits already built up and nothing will change before the second half of 2024.
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NewsPhoenix Group rakes in £3.2bn BPA business during H1 2023
The owner of Standard Life saw its BPA premiums grow year-on-year from £1.6bn during the first half of last year.
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NewsSavers shrug off cost-of-living crisis to increase 'later-life' savings pots
More people are saving for their retirement, with holidays now further down the list, according to Nottingham Building Society and the DC Investment Forum (DCIF).
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NewsLDI and the Liz Truss mini budget: One year on, what - if anything - has changed?
Twelves months after Liz Truss’ mini budget exposed weaknesses in liability driven investment (LDI), Pensions Expert looks at what, if any, lessons have been learned.
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NewsFuture of state pension triple lock guarantee is 'turning into a game of pensions poker’
The future of the triple lock has been plunged into further doubt after Labour’s Angela Rayner refused to be drawn on her party's commitment to keeping it.
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NewsPensions Awareness Week: More must be done to make saving for later life relevant
Ten years after it launched Pensions Awareness has helped increase the profile of schemes, but seven days is not enough to help the UK plug its retirement savings gap.
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NewsTriple lock: UK earnings surge will push state pension payments up by £900 a year
Average earnings data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for May to July 2023 showed earnings growth of 8.5 per cent, a figure that will be used to set the state pension increase under the triple lock rule.
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NewsPension scams cost victims more than £26m - PMI
A freedom of information (FOI) request has revealed that 1,595 pension scams were reported between 2020 and 2022.
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NewsNine out of 10 UK workers have an unclaimed workplace pension, new research warns
Importance of keeping up-to-date with pension pots is highlighted as part of Pension Awareness week.
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NewsProductive finance: Pension panacea or sticking plaster for UK plc?
Encouraging pension funds to deviate from standard asset classes is nothing new, but is the latest push to encourage productive finance likely to be embraced by the pensions industry, at a time when it has everything to lose, and not that much to gain?