All Data articles – Page 14
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OpinionDelayed dashboard the answer to UK’s small pots problem
The government risks the UK’s existing problem with small pension pots worsening if it does not produce a feasibility report on the pensions dashboard soon, writes Aegon’s Kate Smith.
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News
Regulator issues Scottish teachers' scheme with improvement notice
On the go: The Pensions Regulator issued the Scottish Teachers’ Pension Scheme 2015 with an improvement notice earlier this year, following the scheme’s failure to provide benefit information statements to around 14,000 members.
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OpinionWhat the pensions industry can do to reach technology utopia
The pensions industry lags behind other sectors in terms of technology. However, over time schemes and providers can expect rapid improvements and frequent change, provided that the industry adopts an outward-looking approach to IT, says Ben Cocks, founding director of Altus Business Systems.
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OpinionWhy ESG is not a flash in the pan
With interventions from government putting increased pressure on schemes to consider environmental, social and governance factors, trustees must not dismiss ESG as a fad, says Redington’s Lydia Fearn.
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NewsCNPP micro section well poised for scheme buyout
The GPS EnergySolutions section of the Combined Nuclear Pension Plan is set to wind up, following months of buyout preparation with the trustees and employer.
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OpinionSecurity and accuracy: the pillars of dashboard success
From the blog: The government has called on the industry to develop a pensions dashboard before the end of 2019.
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OpinionGarbage in, garbage out
Girish Menezes, a board director at the Pensions Administration Standards Association, highlights the need for collaboration between trustees and administrators to ensure a high-quality member experience, while managing costs and delivery expectations.
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NewsSchemes must play part in war on scams
Pension schemes and providers have been urged to increase member awareness of scam tactics and tighten data security, amid the revelation that average losses from fraudulent and inappropriate inducements eclipsed the size of the average pension pot in the UK.
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Features
Bulk annuities: How should schemes approach the market?
Analysis: 2018 has been a very busy year so far for buy-ins and buyouts, with plenty of competition and attractive insurer pricing.
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OpinionWhat the regulator’s corporate plan means for pensions administration
Trafalgar House’s Michael de Souza explains what the Pensions Regulator’s corporate plan for 2018-2021 means for pensions administration.
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OpinionA checklist for top bulk annuity pricing
From the blog: 2018 is predicted to see an unprecedented volume of pension schemes seeking to derisk using buy-ins or buyouts. Given the finite resources of providers, pension schemes should expect a level of selection in what insurers will focus on – not all providers will necessarily quote on every transaction that comes to market.
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OpinionPASA outlines five pillars of DC administration governance
Defined contribution administration governance is an often overlooked area, but anyone involved in DC should understand the five key elements of administration and how they impact their role, writes PASA’s Gary Evans.
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OpinionMaking data count – how to use the IDWG cost code
From the blog: Following nine months of detailed work by the members of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Institutional Disclosure Working Group, new cost data templates will, for the first time, provide an industry-agreed, consistent approach to collecting this important information.
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OpinionSelf-driving pensions are worth our consideration
Artificial intelligence and other technologies are developing at breakneck speed, and many have pensions applications. It is time to explore the best practice in relation to these emerging technologies, says the Pensions Administration Standards Association’s Girish Menezes.
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Opinion
GDPR - A brave new world for the pensions industry
It is easy to imagine bunkers in remote corners of England, hatches locked, filled with trustees who are desperate not to hear any more about the General Data Protection Regulation.
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OpinionData are key to deliver on LGPS pooling
From the blog: With the April deadline for the individual local authority schemes in England and Wales to begin the process of pooling just gone, the new entities have their work cut out to establish a common framework and consolidate the assets of the constituent schemes.
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OpinionThink long-term when refreshing your scheme’s admin strategy
An administration strategy should look at the long and short-term objectives of the scheme, and without a strategy, schemes are in danger of never achieving any data improvement goals, says Trafalgar House’s Garry Wake.
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OpinionTo improve admin we need solutions, not resolutions
When high-profile cases expose bad practice, we wonder how on earth it has been allowed to happen and, rightly, we resolve to improve it.
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NewsSelect committee: Members let down by response to British Steel
The Pensions Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and the UK government have all let down former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme, according to a scathing report into the scheme’s restructuring and ensuing transfers scandal.