All Administration articles – Page 20
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OpinionLGPS shared services: Loss of control or efficiency booster?
We have already witnessed some level of Local Government Pension Scheme shared services in investment and procurement, and it seems logical to extend this. But how can funds address issues related to valuations and contributions? David Davison at Spence & Partners discusses.
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OpinionTo transition or not to transition, that is the question
Premier Pensions’ Girish Menezes explains what trustees should take into account when it comes to transitioning to a new administration provider.
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Features
Isle of Wight fund tackles 'problematic' data records
The Isle of Wight Pension Fund has implemented an improvement plan in relation to approximately 1,500 records containing “significantly problematic” conditional data, as it grapples with longstanding issues over member information.
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Regulator threatens greater discipline over poor admin
The number of public service pension schemes disclosing inadequate processes for monitoring data accuracy and completeness has risen, as the Pensions Regulator pledges to clamp down on those falling below the standards it expects.
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OpinionSelf-driving pensions are worth our consideration
Artificial intelligence and other technologies are developing at breakneck speed, and many have pensions applications. It is time to explore the best practice in relation to these emerging technologies, says the Pensions Administration Standards Association’s Girish Menezes.
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Chatbots, GDPR and scams: Is admin in for a sea change?
Technological advances could mean pensions administration is about to become a lot sexier, but while cyber security evolves humans still need education if the industry is to protect pensions data and money.
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FeaturesHertfordshire bungles scheme actuarial reports
More than one hundred academies and colleges participating in the Hertfordshire County Council Pension Fund have been sent erroneous actuarial reports. These were subsequently used in the preparation of their own financial accounts.
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FeaturesHounslow drops Capita and heads for West Yorks
The £991m London Borough of Hounslow Pension Fund will enter into an administrative partnership with the West Yorkshire Pension Fund following the imminent conclusion of its contract with third-party administrator Capita.
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OpinionIs a TDF approach right for your scheme?
Target date funds have proved popular on the other side of the Atlantic for defined contribution pension schemes, but to date have not had the same success in the UK.
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News
Govt 'tempted' by latest Royal Mail CDC proposals
The Department for Work and Pensions is “tempted” to lay regulations facilitating the creation of collective defined contribution schemes, following a recent breakthrough by the team drafting proposals on behalf of Royal Mail.
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NewsMineworkers receive tax demands after admin error
Members of the £11.4bn Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme have received notices from HM Revenue & Customs incorrectly telling them that they owe thousands of pounds in tax.
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OpinionThink long-term when refreshing your scheme’s admin strategy
An administration strategy should look at the long and short-term objectives of the scheme, and without a strategy, schemes are in danger of never achieving any data improvement goals, says Trafalgar House’s Garry Wake.
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FeaturesBMA rebukes NHSE and Capita over admin ‘fiasco’
The British Medical Association – the trade union and professional association for doctors and medical students – has been lobbying for improvements to the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme after member complaints and a motion by GPs last year to address issues with third-party administrator Capita.
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OpinionTo improve admin we need solutions, not resolutions
When high-profile cases expose bad practice, we wonder how on earth it has been allowed to happen and, rightly, we resolve to improve it.
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Barnet grapples with data difficulties
The £1bn London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund has implemented a recovery plan after falling under scrutiny from the Pensions Regulator over its administrative struggles.
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Features
It is time to take scheme administration more seriously
Analysis: The nuclear fallout from the demise of Carillion and the continued woes of Capita have dominated news bulletins in recent weeks.
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Now Pensions fined £70k for admin failings
The Pensions Regulator has fined the trustee and trust manager of Now Pensions in relation to persistent administration failures, and has given the embattled mastertrust until July to fix all of its issues.
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Edinburgh Airport scheme hires new consultant
The Edinburgh Airport Pension Plan has appointed actuaries and consultants Spence & Partners for defined benefit pension scheme management.
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FeaturesBritish Coal members raise Capita admin concerns
The £9.4bn British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme has had to calm member concerns at its 2017 annual meeting over its decision to appoint Capita as its administrator last year.
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OpinionCareful documentation is key to successful admin changeovers
Careful documentation and honesty are crucial in carrying out a successful pensions administration transition, says Kathy Turpin at Law Debenture Pension Trustees.