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Dashboards timeline and guidance barriers concern industry bodies

Bloomberg

Two of the pensions industry’s largest organisations have caveated their broad support for the pensions dashboards project with concerns about timing, consistency and red tape surrounding financial advice.

Pension net pay top-ups to begin by 2026-27

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On the go: The first top-ups for individuals making pension contributions to net pay schemes will be provided by the government by the 2026-27 tax year, the Treasury has confirmed.

Minister demands resolution as Dundee Uni staff set for strike

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On the go: The Scottish government's higher education minister has spoken out against plans for University of Dundee staff to commence a third round of strike action over proposed changes to their pension arrangements.

DC infra investments could surpass £100bn by end of decade

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On the go: Defined contribution assets invested in infrastructure may cross the £100bn mark by the end of the decade, according to new research.

Centrica picks Schroders to invest its £10bn in scheme assets

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On the go: Energy provider Centrica has chosen Schroders Solutions as its outsourced chief investment officer for its £10bn in pension scheme assets.

Investors eye climate risk reporting omissions, CofE challenges VW

ESG spotlight

ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, including an investor coalition applying pressure on companies over their climate reporting, and the Church of England Pensions Board raising the heat on Volkswagen.

Dorset Pension Fund hit by audit delays

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On the go: The Dorset Pension Fund is still waiting to receive its audit report covering its 2020-21 period from Deloitte, in a delay that is hampering audit sign-offs in wider local government.

Older savers reap rewards of asset growth at close of 2021

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On the go: Older savers with bigger pension pots experienced greater lifts to their expected retirement living standards than their younger counterparts towards the end of last year, new research has revealed.

Firefighters prepare fresh legal action against govt

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Firefighter representatives and the Local Government Association have written jointly to the government raising the possibility of legal action if steps are not taken to compensate members affected by the remedy period resulting from the McCloud judgment.

Govt admits errors in almost 20,000 NHS GP pension records

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Health minister Edward Argar told parliament in March that there were nearly 20,000 NHS GP pension records in error, prompting the British Medical Association to call for an end to the outsourcing of NHS pensions administration.