All Contributions articles – Page 25
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NewsLady Judge: Employees want pensions in benefit package
Small and medium-sized employers who underestimate the value placed on pension benefits by employees are hindering their ability to attract and retain staff, former Pension Protection Fund chair Lady Barbara Judge has warned.
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Ideas from overseas can up engagement, report finds
The Pensions Policy Institute has published a report looking at consumer engagement with pensions and financial products across the world, highlighting numerous lessons the UK can learn from overseas.
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Regulator zeroes in on dividends
The Pensions Regulator has targeted employers who pay large dividends while underfunding defined benefit pension schemes in its latest annual funding statement, increasing the pressure on trustees to secure as much funding as possible.
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OpinionNaming those who won’t comply with the law
The Pensions Regulator’s Charles Counsell says employers who flout the laws on auto-enrolment do so at their own peril.
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AE progress puts pressure on employers to up DC incentives
Eight in 10 employers are failing to incentivise good levels of pension saving, according to a survey, as the pressure builds on companies to improve their benefits packages.
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Employee pension preference could brighten the DC picture
Weighting an employee benefits package towards pension contributions can make a role more attractive to high-quality candidates, a new report has found, showing residual interest in retirement saving among the defined contribution generations.
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Pensions fail to convince savers but attitudes are expected to change
Fewer than half of people view workplace pensions as the most secure form of retirement savings, but experts have said attitudes towards saving for the future could change, driven by the current housing shortage, auto-enrolment developments and the demise of defined benefit pension funds.
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AE review: Tension between engagement and inertia comes to the fore
PLSA Investment Conference 2017: With the Department for Work and Pensions’ review of auto-enrolment underway, advisory groups are seeking views on engagement, contributions and coverage, but questions remain over the necessity of engagement and the pensions reality in other countries.
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AE review prompts calls on contributions and self-employed
The government has this week appointed an advisory group to support its 2017 auto-enrolment review, as the industry calls for more action to increase coverage and contribution rates.
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Thames Ambulance dispute puts comms in the spotlight
A bitter dispute has broken out between Thames Ambulance Service and the GMB union over contributions to two pension schemes, with members feeling confused as to the security of their benefits.
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AE compliance action holds steady amid calls to expand
Auto-enrolment enforcement action is rising, but remains limited to a small proportion of employers enrolling, the Pensions Regulator has said, as experts call for action to widen the scope of the policy.
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OpinionData crunch: How big is the workplace DC market?
Eight years ago a client asked me how big the UK workplace defined contribution market is. The question was quite understandable. They were saying: “How big is this market? If I am going to invest to build products for it, I obviously need to know how big it is today.”
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Industry finds no easy answers in dividends v deficits debate
Most FTSE 100 companies could clear their pension deficits in less than two years by withholding dividends, new research says. Experts have called for more focus on the contrast between dividend payments and deficit repair contributions, though others say there is no one-size-fits-all solution.
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NewsContribution hike prompts pension protest at Bangor University
Public sector union Unison has protested against Bangor University’s plans to raise pension contributions, but despite the demurral, changes will be going ahead this month.
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Opinion
What to look out for with age-based contribution structures
As defined contribution schemes are now often the sole pension scheme open to employees, DC scheme design, including the option of having age-related contributions, takes centre-stage. So what needs to be kept in mind to avoid age discrimination?
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Consolidation and partial transfers put forward as funding pressures increase
Defined benefit funding levels have not improved over the past years as gilt yields have fallen, the latest edition of the Purple Book shows, with industry figures hailing partial transfers and scheme consolidation as possible solutions.
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Select committee sets sights on gig economy
The Work and Pensions Committee has this week launched an inquiry into self-employment and the so-called gig economy, focusing on pensions as well as universal credit, support and labour market participation.
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NewsAlstom energised by employer guarantee and extra contributions
The Alstom Pension Scheme has agreed an increase in recovery plan contributions following a drop in its funding level, but the decision has been buoyed by a strengthened sponsor guarantee.
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Company disclosures lack detail, report concludes
Companies need to provide more information on their defined benefit pension obligations, experts have said, after a study by Lincoln Pensions revealed a lack of clarity on many key issues.
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OpinionHow members' mental health issues affect pension schemes
Any Other Business: Every year 70m working days are lost due to mental health, while a quarter of people consider resigning due to stress, according to the Mental Health Foundation, so how do work-related mental health issues affect pension schemes and employers?