All Defined contribution articles – Page 19

  • DWP
    News

    DWP narrows down small pots solution to two options

    2023-01-30T00:00:00Z

    The Department for Work and Pensions has narrowed down the solution to the small pots issue to either the creation of default consolidators or the introduction of pot-follows-member legislation.

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    Pension schemes to disclose performance under VfM rules

    2023-01-30T00:00:00Z

    Pensions schemes will be required to disclose investment performance, net of all costs, as part of the new value for money framework.

  • News on the go
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    Government explores CDC decumulation schemes

    2023-01-30T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions is exploring whether it could introduce legislation for decumulation-only collective defined contribution schemes, since these could help “improve member choice and outcomes”.

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    News

    Auto-enrolment thresholds held amid cost of living concerns

    2023-01-27T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The government has confirmed that auto-enrolment thresholds will be held at their current levels for the next year.

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    DWP to announce DC reforms amid cost of living crisis

    2023-01-26T00:00:00Z

    The Department for Work and Pensions will be announcing a series of reforms to defined contribution saving, in an attempt to curtail the impact of the cost of living crisis.

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    News

    Nuclear sector DB schemes reform to go ahead after 5-year delay

    2023-01-25T00:00:00Z

    The House of Lords has approved amendments to the energy bill that will allow the two nuclear public sector schemes to be reformed in line with government policy, five years after originally planned.

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    News

    Govt refuses to commit to increase auto-enrolment contributions

    2023-01-23T00:00:00Z

    The government has refused to commit to increasing minimum auto-enrolment contributions, despite acknowledging that the current statutory contribution of 8 per cent is “unlikely to give all individuals the retirement to which they aspire”.

  • News on the go
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    Engineering company appoints LifeSight as master trust provider

    2023-01-17T00:00:00Z

    On the go: Engineering company KBR has appointed LifeSight as master trust provider for its 6,400 UK defined contribution scheme members.

  • Fotoware
    News

    TPR urges trustees to support DC savers amid economic challenges

    2023-01-13T00:00:00Z

    The Pensions Regulator has said savers must be supported during current economic volatility amid concerns the value of some defined contribution pots has fallen.

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    News

    Inflation drives 18% surge to ‘minimum’ cost of retirement

    2023-01-12T00:00:00Z

    Retirees trying to achieve a basic standard of living will have seen their expenditure increase over the past year by almost 20 per cent due to high inflation, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s retirement living standards. 

  • News on the go
    News

    PASA urges master trusts to engage with advisers in dashboards dash

    2023-01-11T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Pensions Administration Standards Association has urged master trusts to have “further discussions” with qualified advisers to guarantee they are ready for the pensions dashboards launch.

  • News on the go
    News

    David Fairs leaves TPR to ‘pursue new challenges’

    2023-01-06T00:00:00Z

    On the go: David Fairs is leaving his role as executive director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at the Pensions Regulator in March this year.

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    Features

    Will we see another ‘black swan’ year for pensions in 2023?

    2022-12-22T00:00:00Z

    Will we see another 'black swan' year for pensions in 2023? A tidal wave of new legislation and regulatory guidance is in store for scheme sponsors, trustees and pension professionalsEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg {position: ...

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  • News on the go
    News

    TPR appoints FCA’s Delfas as chief executive

    2022-12-21T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Pensions Regulator has appointed Nausicaa Delfas as its new chief executive, taking over from Charles Counsell, who is due to step down from the role in March 2023.

  • Dreamstime
    News

    DC in 2023: Dashboards, cost of living and consolidation

    2022-12-21T00:00:00Z

    DC in 2023: Dashboards, cost of living and consolidation2023 should finally be the year of the dashboards, while the cost of living crisis will continue to dominate the headlines Enterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg {position: ...

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    Pub ordered to settle tab over missing pension contributions

    2022-12-20T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Pensions Ombudsman has ordered Town Wall Tavern to pay a former employee £1,000 and make up for missing pension contributions.

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    Yearly Roundup: Not enough consultations

    2022-12-20T00:00:00Z

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  • News on the go
    News

    Smart Pension makes first green bond investment with Mirova fund

    2022-12-19T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The £2bn Smart Pension Master Trust has announced its first green bond investment in the Mirova Global Green Bond Fund. 

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    News

    Bank of England raises interest rates to 3.5%

    2022-12-15T00:00:00Z

    On the go: The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.5 percentage points.