All Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) articles – Page 17
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Can schemes still justify active management?
The average active fund manager cannot outperform their benchmark net of fees, and according to the Competition and Markets Authority, the average investment consultant cannot reliably identify those managers who do. Can an average trustee board reasonably keep the faith in active management?
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TPR and FCA seek input for joint strategy
The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are jointly calling for input on regulating the pensions and retirement sector.
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Canary Wharf govt hub to include ombudsman but not FCA
The Pensions Ombudsman has said it is moving offices from London Victoria to a newly renovated "government hub" in London's financial district Canary Wharf on April 3 this year. This follows a previous announcement by the Financial Conduct Authority that it will move from Canary Wharf to Stratford in north east London this year.
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Field urges FCA to cast net wider on transfer advice
The Work and Pensions Committee has urged regulators “to get their houses in order now” to protect pension scheme members from another mis-selling scandal.
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NewsVirgin Money introduces financial wellbeing portal for employees
Virgin Money has introduced a financial wellbeing portal to help employees think differently about their relationship with their own money, including retirement savings.
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IDWG chair calls for reform by April
PLSA Investment Conference 2018: Chris Sier, chair of the Financial Conduct Authority’s Institutional Disclosure Working Group, has called for the introduction of reforms promoting asset management transparency by the beginning of April.
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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.
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OpinionCost disclosure is only valuable if you know how to use it
Cost disclosure will give the industry the injection of transparency it has needed for years – but what to do with the new data? John Simmonds of CEM Benchmarking outlines a strategy for making sense of costs.
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OpinionIs this the first step towards a single regulator?
The engagement between the Financial Conduct Authority and the Pensions Regulator should be welcomed, says Robert Branagh from the Pensions Management Institute.
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MPs probe pension funds on climate risk amid wider ESG push
MPs are probing pension funds on their approach to climate change risk, as experts expect a ‘multi-pronged attack’ to push environmental concerns higher up trustee agendas.
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NewsRegulation could increase after Brexit, experts say
Brexit could lead to more rather than less pensions regulation, while radical revisions to tax relief might be needed to keep low earners enrolled in the pensions system, according to a panel of policy experts.
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Pensions industry still behind on gender pay gap
Analysis: The pensions industry is slowly publishing its gender pay gap data, and it does not make for pleasant reading.
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IGC reporting fails to identify value for money
Independent governance committees are failing to adequately report the value for money represented by their respective providers, according to a new report ranking the committees on scrutiny and transparency.
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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.
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TPR and FCA to launch joint pensions strategy
The Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority are to develop a joint regulatory strategy for the pensions sector, identifying and addressing the key risks for the industry over the next five to 10 years.
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OpinionCampaign for greater transparency is critical to proper governance
Chris Roberts at Dalriada Trustees explains the benefits of the FCA’s new requirements for fund managers to provide details of transaction costs when requested to do so by trustees or IGCs.
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OpinionKeep things simple when communicating costs and charges
AHC’s Karen Partridge discusses how trustees can communicate costs and charges to members.
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OpinionIs an employer-sponsored financial adviser right for your members?
Mercer’s Vito Faircloth discusses the advantages of an employer-sponsored financial adviser for pension scheme members.
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OpinionThe year ahead for the Pensions Regulator
Lesley Titcomb sets out the Pensions Regulator’s priorities for 2018.
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OpinionTrustees must adopt more transparent practices
Increasing scrutiny of trustee decision-making means they will have to develop more proactive processes for communicating the level of security afforded to members by their scheme, according to the Pensions Management Institute’s Robert Branagh.