All articles by Aamina Zafar – Page 9
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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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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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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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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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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?
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NewsFour new scenarios that could act as a ‘tipping point’ in pension industry’s approach to climate change.
The Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has teamed up with the University of Exeter to publish research which presents four new climate scenarios that look at shorter-term and realistic horizons to inform investment decision making.
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NewsProductive finance consultation on DB investment raises questions around role of 'consolidator'
Although many industry experts backed DB-endgame flexibilities, others expressed concerns about the PPF as a consolidator.
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NewsDecumulation call for evidence: Communication is key if scheme members are to be more informed
Industry says DWP call for evidence to help savers make informed decisions was overdue but more work is needed to communicate any enhanced options to members.
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NewsFears over DWP’s plans for central registry to end proliferation of deferred small pots
The PMI and ACA are among industry bodies urging the government to consider a clearing house system.