All Contributions articles – Page 23
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FeaturesMorgan Sindall ditches ‘pension’ in comms to boost engagement
Construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall has described the boost to pensions engagement it saw after revamping its member communications, notably replacing mentions of ‘pension’ with ‘retirement saving’.
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FeaturesAkzoNobel valuation results in £550m Q1 funding call
Paint manufacturing giant AkzoNobel has contributed €639m (£548.8m) into its pension schemes in the first quarter of 2019 alone, after a triennial valuation increased the company’s funding obligations beyond its previous projections.
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Pearson encourages AE members to switch sections for better outcomes
The Pearson Pension Plan is encouraging members of its auto-enrolment section to switch to its money purchase section, where it says they will be able to pay in lower contributions but save more.
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Government urged to force matching of voluntary contributions
The government should force employers to match voluntary pension contributions made above auto-enrolment minimums, according to investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown.
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NHS staff get cash instead of contributions options
On the go: Doctors at risk of being caught by the tapered annual allowance will reportedly be offered cash instead of an employer contribution under new plans to reverse the trend for doctors retiring early.
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Higher pension costs could see 57 schools closing
On the go: Fifty-seven independent schools could close because of the £1.1bn rise in the employers’ contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme from September 1 2019, with a further 185 withdrawing from the scheme.
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Debenhams scheme survives pre-pack administration
On the go: Trustees of the Debenhams pension schemes have reassured members that they still have a sponsoring employer after the retailer went into a pre-pack administration on Tuesday.
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Workers unaware of auto-enrolment contribution hike
On the go: More than a quarter of workers are unaware of automatic enrolment increases taking effect from Saturday, according to Aviva research.
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NewsEmployers and academics rail against new USS contribution rate
Employers and workers alike have expressed concern over proposed contribution hikes to Britain’s biggest private sector pension scheme, the £63bn Universities Superannuation Scheme.
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FeaturesDoctors express anger at NHS scheme failings
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.
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FeaturesSchools and colleges warn of ruinous £1.1bn pension hike as DfE consults
The survival of some state schools, colleges, universities and independent schools is threatened by the £1.1bn rise in the employers’ contribution to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme from 1 September 2019.
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ACA backs further AE reforms despite small employer opt-outs
Smaller employers expect a rise in the number of staff opting out of their auto-enrolment pension as minimum contribution rises bite, research has shown.
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Savers unfazed by AE contribution rises
Auto-enrolment savers have proved indifferent to a rise in their contribution rates imposed earlier this year, according to research, but the government remains unconvinced by the case for using inertia to tackle low self-employed saving rates.
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Only 39% of young savers confident about retirement prospects
Young savers in the UK are in danger of being left in the lurch when it comes to retirement planning, a recent survey has shown, with experts mooting auto-escalation and better financial education as possible solutions to a looming crisis in the decades ahead.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q4: AE changes to protect the needy
Five defined contribution experts discuss whether the government should raise minimum contribution levels further than currently planned, and how to help low earners and the self-employed.
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OpinionWhy we need to better understand Generation AE
The pensions industry is only just getting to grips with the needs and expectations of the first-time savers created by auto-enrolment. Nigel Peaple of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association explains the implications for pensions policy of ongoing research in this field.
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OpinionBridging the gap
Editorial: Auto-enrolment has certainly succeeded so far in helping more people save for retirement. But there is still a lot more to be done.
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Master trust members unfazed by AE increases
Savers auto-enrolled into a pension scheme are not dropping out of their plan any faster when nudged toward saving more money each month, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association.
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Fined Salvus trustees left £1.4m uninvested for 3 years
Four trustees of the Salvus Master Trust have been fined by the Pensions Regulator after they failed to invest £1.4m of member contributions over three years.
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OpinionPensions at the party political conferences
Aegon’s Kate Smith explores the pensions policies hidden in the three main parties’ agendas, and explains why Brexit pressures mean few of them are likely to see the light of day.