All Communications articles – Page 17
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Opinion
When is halfway not halfway? Measuring the AE journey
Talking head: Pensions commentator Steve Bee looks at the engagement challenges faced by smaller employers in light of the shift to a more individualist pensions regime.
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News
Latest IORP revision ditches 'professional' qualification requirement for trustees
The latest revision of the European Commission pensions directive has removed a contentious requirement for trustees to have a "professional" qualification – reigniting debate in the industry on the merits of a minimum standard of training.
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News
Alliance Boots to ditch print to fund pensions website
DC: The New Investment Journey. Health and beauty group Alliance Boots is launching a new website to get messages on pension changes out to staff at its eight UK employers, and is planning to ditch paper-based booklets to offset the costs.
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Features
Royal Mail seeks member feedback on comms strategy
The Royal Mail pension scheme is consulting members on its communication strategy to make sure they understand their benefits following a period of high-profile change for the country’s five-century-old postal service.
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Features
WMPF markets third-party services to neutralise costs
West Midlands Pension Fund plans to market its internal support services to third parties in order to become cost-neutral by offsetting its administration costs.
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News
Union mulls counter proposals to rival USS reforms
The UK's largest trade union for academics is debating whether to submit counter reform proposals for the Universities Superannuation Scheme, as negotiations continue over the future of one of the UK's biggest remaining final salary pension schemes.
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Opinion
Where bribery is smiled upon: Is paying for feedback worth the effort?
Any other business: With market research companies offering incentives such as vouchers, electrical goods and even hard cash to consumers who complete their surveys, it is clear getting feedback on any product or service can be a struggle.
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Features
Warburtons kicks off three-pronged comms strategy
NAPF Annual Conference 2014: Warburtons, the UK’s largest bread baker, has this year launched the first of a three-part plan to boost engagement among a new swath of pension savers.
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News
WMPF takes next step towards paperless comms
The West Midlands Pension Fund is taking the next step towards paperless member communications by issuing its 2015 benefit statement online only, as more schemes move further towards digital portals to reduce costs.
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News
Civil service scheme's online relaunch triggers engagement surge
The Civil Service Pension Scheme has seen a huge spike in engagement from its 1.5m members after a website relaunch and major communication campaign multiplied users of its online services.
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Features
BAE sees four in 10 agree to give up pension increases
BAE Systems Pension Scheme has experienced a 38 per cent take-up of a pension increase exchange offered to pensioner members, in an exercise to reduce its inflation risk.
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News
Vodafone revisits scheme comms after bringing onboard 6,200 members
Vodafone is reviewing its communication strategy after a significant increase in the size of its defined contribution pension plan following auto-enrolment and an influx of members from its Cable & Wireless acquisition.
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News
Schemes consider money purchase reversion to reduce employer risk
Legal experts have reported that schemes caught by the recent change in the definition of money purchase are trying to amend their benefits structures to remove the additional risk of guarantees.
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Opinion
How to avoid a social media #fail at your scheme
Any other business: There may indeed be such a thing as too many tweets. Last week, UK police forces revealed there had been investigations into 828 breaches of social media guidelines, with many ending the individual’s career in the force.
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Opinion
PPF: Comms have been vital to speeding up assessment
Talking head: The Pension Protection Fund’s Sue Rivas says the organisation is on track to meet its target of providing three-quarters of scheme assessments within two years, and explains how it has sped up the process.
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Opinion
Do you need an app for that? Three magic ingredients of a staff savings campaign
Like Minds’ Trevor Rutter lays out the essentials of messaging that will drive staff to save more into their workplace pension, in the latest edition of Technical Comment.
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Features
Dixons Carphone uses restaurant discounts to win 80% sign-up for online portal
Electronics retailer Dixons Carphone has seen close to 80 per cent of employees log in to its new benefits portal since it was launched in June, after it offered members incentives in a bid to drive engagement.
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News
Newly defined money purchase plans wake up to actuarial and comms obligations
Trustees and employers offering money purchase benefits may face increased member communication and valuation requirements as a result of the government’s new statutory definition.
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OpinionSnowdon: 'unseen army' of non-IFAs could deliver guidance guarantee
Like many, I welcome the guidance guarantee at the point of retirement for members of defined contribution pension schemes.
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News
Environment Agency plans web comms overhaul to boost transparency
The Environment Agency Pension Fund is working on a redesign of its website as part of an ongoing communications drive to boost transparency and engagement among its members.