All Capita articles – Page 2

  • News

    One in five teachers may have incorrect pension entitlements

    2020-10-09T00:00:00Z

    One in five teachers may be at risk of receiving incorrect information about their pension entitlements, with discrepancies also likely to be found in other decentralised public sector pension schemes with multiple employers.

  • News

    Teachers scheme renews with Capita

    2020-04-27T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Department for Education has renewed its contract with outsourcer Capita for the administration of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.

  • News

    Auto-enrolment process creates 'employee underclass'

    2020-02-27T00:00:00Z

    Three out of four pensions professionals say employers should be free to statutorily enrol any employee they wish, even if current auto-enrolment age and earnings criteria are not met.

  • News

    Barnet sacks Capita and joins LGPS shared arrangement

    2020-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Barnet has ended its contract with outsourcer Capita as the administrator of its pension scheme after a litany of breaches and scandals while it oversaw the Local Government Pension Scheme section.

  • Features

    Dashboard innovators ‘constrained by environment’

    2020-01-29T00:00:00Z

    Paul Sturgess had the option to step back from driving innovation in administration in 2005. Having fallen into insurance and pensions at the Prudential in 1979, a career spanning a quarter of a century had seen him take part in the successful management buyout and sale of FPS, a pioneer of online automated defined contribution administration.

  • Features

    ‘Powerless’ employees see AE minimums as recommendations

    2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Data Crunch: Pension savers wrongly think minimum contribution levels required under automatic enrolment are the government’s recommendation for how much to save, research has revealed.

  • News

    Ongoing data problems spark valuation concerns at Barnet

    2019-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Poor quality pensions data at the London Borough of Barnet Pension Fund have sparked concerns that the scheme’s triennial valuation could be derailed or delayed.

  • Features

    Doctors express anger at NHS scheme failings

    2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

    The leviathan NHS Pension Scheme is under fire again, with a Byzantine labyrinth of responsibilities, administration failings, and frustrations at government pensions policy infuriating medical staff.

  • Features

    Barnet in TPR breach as Capita misses payments

    2018-10-18T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Barnet Council has reported itself to the Pensions Regulator after failing to produce 447 pension benefit statements on time.

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    Features

    Should schemes use social media to engage with members?

    2018-08-20T00:00:00Z

    Any other business: On July 26, members of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme were informed via Facebook that their service was experiencing disruption. Later that day, they were told that access had been restored. Some members disagreed.

  • Features

    Hounslow drops Capita and heads for West Yorks

    2018-04-11T00:00:00Z

    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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    News

    Mineworkers receive tax demands after admin error

    2018-03-12T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Features

    BMA rebukes NHSE and Capita over admin 'fiasco'

    2018-02-22T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Barnet grapples with data difficulties

    2018-02-14T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • Features

    It is time to take scheme administration more seriously

    2018-02-09T00:00:00Z

    Analysis: The nuclear fallout from the demise of Carillion and the continued woes of Capita have dominated news bulletins in recent weeks.

  • Opinion

    Industries in turmoil

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Editorial: The Carillion debacle is still unfolding and could yet reverberate across the professional services industry, while concerns mount over other outsourcing giants.

  • Features

    British Coal members raise Capita admin concerns

    2018-02-01T00:00:00Z

    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.

  • News

    Consultants commit to flagging ESG factors

    2018-01-22T00:00:00Z

    Sixteen investment consultancy firms have said that they will seek to ensure that pension schemes take into account environmental, social and governance factors where they are financially material. 

  • News

    PASA selects members for Transfers Working Group

    2018-01-03T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Administration Standards Association has today announced the 23 members of its new Transfers Working Group, which aims to look closely at defined benefit transfer delays.

  • Features

    Teachers’ Pensions gets slammed over admin

    2017-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Teachers’ Pensions, which runs the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, has been criticised by its members over its perceived poor service delivery, as experts highlight the limitations of relying on online servicing.