All Defined contribution articles – Page 117
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HMRC system changes ‘not catching anyone unawares’
HMRC is making software changes as part of ongoing plans to ensure its systems are up to date, but as long as pension administrators making pay-as-you-earn or pension scheme returns are prepared, they should not be too concerned, experts have said.
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Features
HSBC pioneers ESG in DC with £1.85bn multi-factor fund
The HSBC Bank UK Pension Scheme has selected a multi-factor fund with a tilt towards low-carbon businesses as the equity component of its default offering, a switch that will see £1.85bn of defined contribution savers' money invested in line with green principles.
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OpinionEmpower DC savers to shape a better future
Climate change must move up the investment agenda, says Redington’s Rob Gardner.
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OpinionDone right, re-enrolment can be an auto-enrolment MOT
Nest’s Paul Budgen looks at the opportunities offered by automatic re-enrolment.
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Select committee urges government to scrap triple lock
The Work and Pensions Committee has called for the state pension triple lock to be scrapped, in an attempt to ameliorate an economy "skewed in favour of baby boomers and against millennials".
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James Hutton Institute mulls DB closure
The James Hutton Institute is gearing up to begin negotiations with unions, as it proposes closing its career average scheme in favour of a defined contribution arrangement.
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OpinionActivating better DC outcomes
Defined contribution investment should not rely on the up and down of global stock markets alone, says AB’s Karen Watkin.
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NewsWill tribunal judgment force Uber to auto-enrol its drivers?
Two Uber drivers have been deemed workers who are employed by the taxi app, in a tribunal judgment released last week that could set a precedent for the auto-enrolment of gig economy workers.
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OpinionPensions for the hashtag generation
From the blog: The ‘millennial’ generation – broadly defined as the cohort born between 1980 and the late 1990s – is now the largest working-age demographic in the UK, and will represent some 75 per cent of the global workforce by 2025.
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OpinionClosure cases: How trade unions are changing tack
It is not uncommon to hear of trade unions stepping in to protect defined benefit provision for members, as final salary schemes continue to close. But with a greater focus on defined contribution adequacy, union approaches to closure cases are evolving.
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Treasury scraps plans for secondary annuity market amid consumer protection concerns
Proposed reforms to create a secondary annuity market have been abandoned due to concerns about consumer protection and value for money.
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Pensions bill boosts mastertrust governance
Mastertrusts will be subject to new restrictions on governance and financial stability, along with penalties for failure to supply adequate information, under rules set out in the pension schemes bill yesterday.
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Features
New comms strategy charges up member contributions at Schneider Electric
PLSA Annual Conference 2016: Schneider Electric has overhauled its defined contribution engagement strategy, as research shows that members want solutions that enable them to make decisions and implement them easily.
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Features
Oxford University Press tackles pensions fraud with data matching
The Oxford University Press pension scheme has volunteered to take part in the Cabinet Office’s National Fraud Initiative data matching exercise to help detect and prevent benefit fraud.
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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?
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FeaturesEdinburgh University proposes raft of changes to plug scheme deficit
The University of Edinburgh has proposed a number of changes to its defined benefit pension fund to make the scheme more affordable and sustainable, as its deficit has risen by a quarter.
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OpinionHow to provide a flexible workplace savings scheme to all employees
JLT Employee Benefits’ Mark Pemberthy explains where he stands in terms of pensions and the lifetime Isa.
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FeaturesTelefónica rings the changes with pensions modelling tool
A new online pensions modeller is being launched for defined contribution members of the Telefónica UK Pension Plan, but some experts have questioned the benefit of such tools.
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DC schemes drown in regulatory change and jargon
Trustees of occupational defined contribution pension schemes are increasingly failing to meet governance requirements due to excessive regulatory change, a panel of industry figures has said.
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Nest drawdown proposals: Competitors fear disruption
The dust has settled on government's call for evidence on the expansion of Nest into the drawdown market, but it seems the war of words between industry professionals is far from over.