All Barnett Waddingham articles – Page 10
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News
A million older workers fall into unemployment trap
An “unemployment trap” preventing older people from finding jobs requires a rethink of pensions and benefits policy, a new report claimed on Tuesday, as state pension age increases threaten to harm those left out of the labour market.
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TPR reviews value for member assessments in DC
The Pensions Regulator has launched a review into value for member assessments in defined contribution funds, with a view to boosting better outcomes for members of smaller schemes.
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NewsEquity release plans hit record levels
The value of equity release plans surged past £800m in a single quarter for the first time in Q3 2017. The 9,905 new plans agreed between July and September represent a 34 per cent rise from Q3 2016.
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Employer-hired IFAs could solve member DB transfer advice struggle
Sixty-one per cent of employers say members are having difficulty in finding advisers for pension transfers, a new survey has found, as experts highlighted the need for companies to engage independent financial advisers on behalf of scheme members.
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FeaturesEDP valuation finds liability overstatement
The £7.8m Electronic Data Processing scheme has avoided a £420,000 addition to its liabilities, after a finalised actuarial valuation corrected an overstatement for certain deferred members.
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Auto-enrolment strikes a chord with small businesses
Small and micro employers are finding auto-enrolment less costly and time-consuming than they had anticipated, research by the Department for Work and Pensions has found.
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Features
Slide towards retail investing faces backlash
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: March 19 2014 marked a seismic change in the UK pensions landscape: from the dispatch box in the House of Commons, future newspaper editor George Osborne announced the removal of the requirement to annuitise defined contribution savings, unlocking a world of possibility for scheme members.
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Opinion
In need of repair
Editorial: News that the Work and Pensions Committee will scrutinise the effects of the pension freedoms cannot have surprised many.
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PLSA urges schemes to focus on ‘inputs’
A new report on pension scheme governance calls for greater focus on improving the quality of structures and personnel, or ‘inputs’, and argues that processes have received excessive attention.
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FeaturesCaterpillar default to target drawdown
Trustees of the Caterpillar Defined Contribution Pension Plan have decided to change the scheme’s default fund to target flexible drawdown, as industry experts highlight the importance of looking longer term and communicating default changes carefully.
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Opinion
How can DC schemes deliver value for money?
There are few more prolific terms overheard in the pensions industry than value for money, and far fewer that evade objective definition quite so comfortably.
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News
Manager stops single fund meetings as LGPS pools take shape
Fund manager Baillie Gifford has stopped attending and presenting at committee meetings of several Local Government Pension Scheme clients, demonstrating the trade-off between fees and face-to-face interaction that can come with asset pooling.
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Features
What do the ONS labour stats tell us?
Analysis: Record numbers of older workers have come as little surprise to economists, but what will it mean for other generations, and might the broad trends hide potential pitfalls for pensions policy?
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Features
Mastertrusts and platforms: A match made in heaven?
Analysis: Greater efficiency and the ability to access a broader range of investments are some of the reasons why mastertrusts appoint third party investment platforms, but as with all providers, monitoring is key, experts say.
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Experts fear further delays to cold-calling ban
As the industry awaits the government response to its consultation on a pensions cold-calling plan, there are increased concerns over further delays to protecting the public from scammers.
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Features
Outsourcing admin: What to look out for
Analysis: Outsourcing pensions administration or transitioning to a different provider can be a complicated and time-consuming process. What steps can trustees take to smooth the journey?
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OpinionAre DGFs still proving popular?
With a variety of diversified growth fund styles on offer, five experts share their views on what trustees should look for in a manager, while discussing developments in how both defined benefit and defined contribution schemes are allocating to DGFs.
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News
DB white paper will be published in winter
The Department for Work and Pensions will consider giving further “proactive” powers to the Pensions Regulator and examine the case for consolidation, in a long-awaited white paper on defined benefit to be published in the winter.
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Taylor review urges action on increasing AE coverage
The Matthew Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices highlights ways in which self-employed people could be helped to save for retirement, but questions remain.
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Opinion
How will the DGF market develop?
Will the diversified growth fund sector grow or shrink? And do illiquid assets have a role to play in DGFs? Shuntao Li from Barnett Waddingham, Percival Stanion from Pictet Asset Management, Murray Taylor from JLT Employee Benefits, Neil McPherson from Capital Cranfield and Naomi L’Estrange from 2020 Trustees discuss how the market is likely to develop.