All Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) articles – Page 29
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NewsCoats proposes merger of its UK DB schemes
Industrial thread manufacturer Coats has proposed a merger of its three UK defined benefit pension schemes to cut costs and increase efficiency.
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Opperman tells insurers to do more for savers
Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has urged insurers to deliver the products and processes the market is often criticised for lacking, and to defend the pension freedoms policy.
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OpinionScrap the cap? PPF rules challenged at CJEU
It will be interesting to see if the Pension Protection Fund compensation cap survives the impending Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision in the case of Grenville Hampshire v The Board of the Pension Protection Fund, writes Aries Insight’s Ian Neale.
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OpinionWorking for the future of savers and pensions
Pensions Expert readers know, better than most, just how complex pensions policy can be and just how much change there has been over the past five years.
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Features
Has the industry kept its promise on at-retirement innovation?
Analysis: When the Department for Work and Pensions allowed the industry to block mastertrust Nest from entering the drawdown market in 2017, it did so with a proviso; the industry had to drive innovation itself.
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OpinionPrivate sector pooling is a costly red herring
Bob Campion of Charles Stanley ponders LGPS scheme consolidation, and asks why a complex principle is gaining more airtime than more effective use of tools already widely available to private sector schemes.
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Opinion
Has auto-enrolment come of age?
Since its inception almost six years ago, auto-enrolment has succeeded in relying on inertia to help more people save for retirement, that much is clear. Uncertainty and a need to build on this success, however, remain.
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OpinionDB white paper generates as many questions as answers
The political posturing of criminal sanctions for employers looks set to make bad law, argues Sackers’ Janet Brown, and a crucial question of resource still hangs over the white paper’s many sensible suggestions.
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NewsSelf-employed do not trust pensions, experts say
Self-employed workers lack confidence in pensions partly because of questions over their affordability, according to experts.
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Do savers really want access to CDC schemes?
Collective defined contribution looks closer than ever to becoming a reality, but some experts still doubt whether those planning for their retirement even want the product.
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OpinionCompromise and unity should not preclude variety
From the blog: The government’s deadline for the formal establishment of Local Government Pension Scheme pools is only weeks away.
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The Pension SuperFund: Benevolent disruptor or danger to members?
If assembling a star-studded team of executives is enough to get a radical new pensions proposition off the ground, Edi Truell might already have done enough to disrupt the UK defined benefit sector.
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PwC probed on Carillion fees and conflicts
MPs have grilled PwC partners on fees and the safeguards the accountancy firm put in place to prevent conflicts of interest arising from its various roles regarding collapsed contractor Carillion.
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Government lowers mastertrust authorisation fees
The government has announced that proposed fees for mastertrust schemes seeking authorisation have been revised downwards.
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Govt says it has learnt from BSPS saga
Lessons "can and will be" learnt from the British Steel Pension Scheme events, the government has said, but stands by the outcome involving a regulated apportionment arrangement and new pension scheme.
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DB white paper promises tougher fines and consolidation drive
Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.
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NewsFines for DB negligence leave industry split
Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.
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OpinionWhat technology means for pensions
Two months into his new role, the Treasury’s John Glen reflects on the importance of helping the self-employed save for their retirement.
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Govt 'tempted' by latest Royal Mail CDC proposals
The Department for Work and Pensions is “tempted” to lay regulations facilitating the creation of collective defined contribution schemes, following a recent breakthrough by the team drafting proposals on behalf of Royal Mail.
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Cold-call ban needs hefty fines to work, experts say
The government's decision to speed up its ban on cold calls and emails related to pensions must be supported by credible regulations and deterrent fines if consumers are to be protected, industry commentators have said.