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People NewsAppointments: PLSA names Nest’s Alexander as policy chief
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 9 August 2024.
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NewsProfessional negligence claim against Aon goes ahead
The High Court has given the green light for a full court hearing into a professional negligence claim against Aon, after the consultancy failed in its attempt to have the claim struck out on the basis that it has breached statutory limitation periods.
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NewsBMA hits out at Capita’s three-year NHS contract extension
On the go: The British Medical Association has hit out at the decision to give Capita a three-year extension to its contract to run Primary Care Support England.
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NewsNational LGPS Frameworks appoints admin companies
On the go: The National Local Government Pension Scheme Frameworks has appointed a series of companies to provide pensions administration and operational support services.
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NewsCapita Pensions Solutions narrows 2020 losses with restatement
On the go: Capita Pensions Solutions has cut its 2020 pre-tax losses by £200,000 after revenues and costs from a 2017 contract were retrospectively recognised in its income statement.
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NewsGovt admits errors in almost 20,000 NHS GP pension records
Health minister Edward Argar told parliament in March that there were nearly 20,000 NHS GP pension records in error, prompting the British Medical Association to call for an end to the outsourcing of NHS pensions administration.
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NewsRailpen: Member engagement is vital for schemes’ ESG strategies
Engaging a member with their environmental, social and governance-invested savings can be difficult when they do not know what ESG is.
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OpinionThe future of pensions
Thornton T Munger, a pioneering research scientist, once said: “The habit of saving is itself an education.” Unfortunately, across the UK, this education is lacking.
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NewsEighteen new pension firms sign up to UK Stewardship code
On the go: Wales Pension Partnership, the Pension Protection Fund and Barnett Waddingham are among the 18 new pension companies that have successfully signed up to the UK Stewardship Code.
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NewsWeir scheme and Capita to pay member after GMP blunder
The Weir Group Pension and Retirement Scheme, along with its former administrator Capita, have been ordered by the Pensions Ombudsman to pay a member £2,000 over the poor handling of his transfer value information.
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NewsDerisking activity ramps up in Q3
Data crunch: Derisking activity picked up in the third quarter of 2021, as bulk annuity transactions reached their highest point of the year.
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NewsSEI acquires Atlas Master Trust
On the go: Wealth management company SEI has announced the acquisition of Capita’s defined contribution master trust Atlas, subject to regulatory approval.
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NewsCapita pension scheme appoints fiduciary manager
On the go: The £1.5bn Capita Pension & Life Assurance Scheme has selected Russell Investments as its fiduciary manager after the scheme trustees’ decided to move to an improved investment governance model.
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NewsTeachers’ Pension Scheme pays £21m to Capita for McCloud admin
On the go: The Teachers’ Pension Scheme has awarded a £20.6m extension to Capita’s current third party administration contract to deal with the implementation of the McCloud remedy.
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NewsTeachers’ Pension Scheme seeks new admin
On the go: The Department for Education has launched a tender for administration services for the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, as Capita’s contract is due to end in 2025.
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NewsGPs admin woes continue in new Capita pensions portal
The long-running saga of admin issues for doctors continues, as a new pensions and payments portal for GP practices, introduced in June, has shown a series of failings, including missing records and payments.
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NewsSeven providers sign up for dashboard test
On the go: Seven software providers, third party administrators and pension providers will be taking part in the first test of the pensions dashboard.
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NewsBarnet Pension Fund back on track following change in administrators
Barnet Council’s pension fund has largely recovered from an era of errors under Capita, with its new administrators overseeing significant improvements in the handling of member data.
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USS extends Capita administration contract
On the go: Capita Pensions has been awarded a five-year contract extension by the Universities Superannuation Scheme to deliver pension system and administration support.
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Doctors’ admin saga rumbles on as compensation issued
Doctors are up in arms over a long history of serious pensions administration shortcomings in the lumbering NHS Pension Scheme, some of which are still surfacing.