All Data articles – Page 18
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News
Buy-in market predicted to reach new heights
The amount of scheme liabilities underwritten by insurers is expected to reach a record high this year as buy-ins become more affordable and scheme confidence grows, derisking consultants have said.
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Opinion
How to get scheme data up to scratch for a buy-in/buyout
The clear trend within the defined benefit pensions universe is for greater levels of professionalism and lower tolerance for risk.
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NewsPPF targets transparency with insolvency levy changes
Schemes will be able to more precisely focus their efforts to reduce their Pension Protection Fund levy, following the lifeboat’s proposals to make its insolvency risk system more transparent.
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News
Analytics providers call for safeguards on member data
Schemes using online data analytics systems to inform investment and risk-management decisions have been urged by system providers to put in place governance procedures to ensure data security.
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Features
NESPF automates employer data submission to plug gaps
North East Scotland Pension Fund is working towards implementing a fully automated process for employers submitting member data, after narrowly failing to hit all the Pensions Regulator’s targets for common data accuracy.
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OpinionEditorial: For the data controller (that's you)
While it may not receive the same frenzied attention as pension liberation, or hold the excitement of stewarding a growth portfolio, data protection is clearly of critical importance.
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Opinion
Data security cannot just be a box-ticking exercise
Data security is a common topic for trustees of pension schemes, and the responsibility for maintaining data security in a scheme rests firmly with them.
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News
Care provider scheme overhaul nets 8% opt-out rate
The charity Alternative Futures Group has condensed its staff pension plans to two down from five in a bid to simplify its offering for auto-enrolment, achieving an 8 per cent opt-out rate in the process.
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News
Ombudsman decision underscores record-keeping risk
Schemes have been urged to record benefit decisions after a determination by the pensions ombudsman found against trustees that had not properly documented a resolution to cease discretionary increases.
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Opinion
PPF: How we slashed assessment times with data push
Ever since the Pension Protection Fund opened its doors for business, one of the burning issues has been how to speed up the assessment process, reduce costs and get a better deal for both our members and our levy payers.
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News
Data analytics use on the rise to inform investment decisions
Four in five institutional investors have increased the use of data analytics in the past three years to inform investment and risk-management decisions, and to meet tougher regulatory requirements.
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News
Compliance concerns prompt employers to rethink AE providers
News analysis: Some large employers are considering switching their auto-enrolment provider as their administration needs are not being met, fanning a growing secondary market.
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News
One in three schemes to up smart beta in low-vol drive
Data analysis: More than a third of schemes are considering increasing allocations to smart beta strategies over the coming year, a survey has found, as investors rethink their portfolios.
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News
Bad data: how to diagnose and fix missing records
Since the Pensions Regulator’s record-keeping guidance was issued in June 2010, data quality and member records have been at the forefront of many trustees' minds.
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Opinion
Steering clear of a £500k information security fine
Trustees often outsource aspects of pension scheme management to third-party service providers, but do they fully understand the potential vulnerabilities to their schemes and members, particularly in the digital age?
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Features
SPPA raising the bar on data precision
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency has initiated a project to benchmark its member data against quality criteria set out by the Pensions Regulator, to find more cost-effective ways of improving data accuracy.
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FeaturesAvon fund upgrades software to reduce data risk
Avon Pension Fund has implemented a new software system to gather member information from employers in order to reduce the risk of errors, as it moves to fully electronic reporting.
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News
Visualise your scheme's demographic shift
Data analysis: Active members have continued to shrink, while deferred member liabilities have continued to rise, presenting a range of investment and governance challenges for UK defined benefit schemes.
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Opinion
How to manage your scheme's payment error risk
'Right benefit, to the right individual at the right time' is administration nirvana for pension scheme trustees.
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Opinion
Editorial: Bringing pensions into the information age
The 21 century has been deemed the information or digital age. It is thought we are now exposed to as much data in a single day as someone in the 15 century was exposed to in an entire lifetime.