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Schemes respond to AE charge cap proposal

News analysis: Managers of large defined contribution schemes have responded to the government's proposed 0.75 per cent charging cap on auto-enrolment arrangements, largely feeling they already fit within the requirement currently under consultation.

Editorial: Where is the AE contribution tipping point?

Pressure is growing on the minimum auto-enrolment contribution rates.

Plumbing scheme ramps up property exposure

The Plumbing and Mechanical Services Industry Pension Scheme is to expand its property investment for the second year running, as investors return to traditional commercial property in their hunt for value.

Editorial: Building understanding

It was about the time that Steve Webb started rapping and holding up sandwich bags that I reflected on what I had learnt at the NAPF conference.

The Pensions Trust eyes alternative hedging assets

NAPF conference 2013: The Pensions Trust has said it aims to have 20 per cent of its liabilities hedged by March 2014, as it works to build a portfolio of alternative, good-value, matching assets that will better hedge liabilities.

A guide to the PPF's time-saving provider panels

This week's In Depth takes a look at the growing organisational structure of the Pension Protection Fund and its range of industry panels to help schemes through the assessment period.

Editorial: Getting a fair deal

HM Treasury has released revised guidance on the government’s statutory fair deal policy.

Defence schemes 'future-proof' MNT governance

The Selex and AgustaWestland pension schemes have reformed their member-nominated trustee election processes to safeguard decision-making continuity for their beneficiaries.

Editorial: Nothing new under the sun

Does an investment strategy need to be new to be newsworthy? Is an old investment strategy applied to a new asset class worth reporting?

BA scheme inserts murder exemption into rules

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The New Airways Pension Scheme has made an amendment to its scheme rules to be able to deny benefit to a member’s spouse or dependant who is guilty of that member’s murder.