All Costs and charges articles – Page 13
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2021 could see ‘gold rush’ in DB transfers after 50% drop in 2020
After member interest in transferring out of defined benefit schemes dropped by 50 per cent during the first lockdown, transfer values have recovered and 2021 could even see a “gold rush” in activity.
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Simplifying language can increase pensions engagement
On the go: Almost half of savers do not know they can choose how much money they pay into their pensions, while a third misunderstand the purpose of auto-enrolment minimum caps, a new report has revealed.
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Master trusts warn cost concerns overshadowing investment quality
Data crunch: Master trust providers are concerned that their clients excessively focus on cost to the detriment of investment propositions, according to a report by the Defined Contribution Investment Forum.
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Experts wary on BoE governor’s DC pandemic recovery call
The governor of the Bank of England has suggested rules should be relaxed to allow defined contribution schemes to play a part in the post-Covid economic recovery, but experts warn some structural problems remain.
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LGPS could face legal challenges over new exit payment cap
Local Government Pension Scheme administrators face potential legal challenges, after a new cap on exit payments from public sector schemes contradicting existing regulations came into force on Wednesday.
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OpinionDC costs need more transparency to create member confidence
AllianceBernstein’s portfolio manager of multi-asset solutions, David Hutchins, suggests a series of changes to defined contribution costs and charges in light of the review launched by the Department for Work and Pensions in this space.
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Govt u-turns on fees disclosure in simpler annual statement
The government has abandoned plans to make pension providers include costs and charges in their new simplified annual statements, which could become mandatory for defined contribution schemes in the near future as progress in this area remains slow.
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Redundant local civil servants face pension cut
Public sector members of the Local Government Pension Scheme aged above 55 who are made redundant and want to retire early will face a cut to their benefits, according to new rules proposed by the government.
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LCP: ‘Pot-follows-member’ could solve small pots problem
On the go: The government has been urged to look again at a ‘pot-follows-member’ solution to the small pots problem plaguing auto-enrolment and master trusts.
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Half of pension transfers trigger scam warnings
On the go: More than half of pension transfers carried out post-lockdown have flagged scam warnings, research from XPS Pensions has shown.
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PodcastsPodcast: DB schemes could be ‘doomed to failure’ by new funding code
Podcast: Defined benefit schemes could be “doomed to failure by measures that are designed to help them”, says Baroness Ros Altmann of the proposed new funding code. She is joined by SEI’s client strategy director Alistair Jones to discuss that issue, as well as the challenges faced by master trusts, and the increasingly bizarre McCloud remedy that, though intended to tackle age discrimination, has been accused of age discrimination.
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Master trusts to face cost challenges in years ahead
The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is only the latest in a long line of structural challenges the master trust industry must face in coming years, according to a new report from the Pensions Policy Institute.
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OpinionSchemes must prepare for a tsunami of admin requests
As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, a tsunami of redundancy, early retirement and divorce requests is facing trustees and administrators, who need to work together to manage additional workloads, points out Cosan’s Consulting Mark Webster.
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OpinionMaster trusts hit by ‘perfect storm’
Data crunch: Dalriada’s Paul Tinslay explains how repercussions from Covid-19 and possible changes in legislation have created a “perfect storm” for defined contribution master trusts.
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Call for govt to abolish flat fees in workplace pensions
On the go: LCP is calling for an end to flat monthly fees being charged on defined contribution pots, arguing they can be “detrimental” to low-paid and part-time workers, although the government has previously stated it is not considering a ban.
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OpinionTime in the sun for pension costs and charges
Strong take-up of the Cost Transparency Initiative should not mean the industry takes its eye off the ball on costs, argues chair Mel Duffield.
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Small pension pots put AE success at risk
Research released by the Pensions Policy Institute warned that the proliferation of small pension pots risks undermining auto-enrolment success, unless significant government intervention is undertaken.
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OpinionCost data collection – is it all worth it?
Data crunch: Cost data collection is valuable even just as source of analysis, such as this series of articles. But how should schemes actually use their own data?
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Change in direction for McClymont in surprise job move
In something of a shock move, Gregg McClymont, a former Labour shadow pensions minister, starts a new role at IFM Investors in July as its executive director of public affairs for Europe.
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DWP to introduce flat-fee limits to protect small pots
The Department for Work and Pensions has concluded that a flat-fee structure implemented by some master trusts does not provide “adequate protection”, especially for lower earners, and is proposing an application limit to protect small pots.