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Heathrow slot offered to fund in innovative asset swap

A Heathrow landing slot has been offered as a contingent asset to trustees of a UK pension scheme

Nest fund administration not a "major challenge"

Fund administration for the six million-person National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) will not be a “major challenge”, State Street has claimed

BNP Paribas, JP Morgan and UBS to join insured funds surge

Asset managers are leading a surge of innovation in low cost insured funds for defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, with BNP Paribas, JP Morgan and UBS moving into the space

NAPF rules out compelling members to sign up to Stewardship Code

The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has ruled out actively pushing members into signing up to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) stewardship code.

Nest gives tentative welcome to CSR and reveals social media provision

Nest Corporation has tentatively welcomed the announcement it has dodged the chancellor’s knife, and revealed its plans for social media

Schemes face potentially indefinite fine for not communicating annual allowance

Schemes will be levied with a potentially indefinite fine if they do not inform members of their annual allowance, according to HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

Regulator seeks to quadruple £5m contribution notice against VDW

The Pensions Regulator wants to quadruple its £5m contribution notice against Michel Van de Wiele (VDW), in reaction to a strike-out appeal against the original demand

DWP draft amendment threatens member benefit transfer

A hidden amendment in draft legislation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will “derail” scheme mergers and buyout, experts warn

Confused beats GoCompare to the open annuities market

Confused.com has “stolen a march” on rival GoCompare by beating it to creating an online annuity comparison service, according to its partners at Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT)

Women "poor relations" when it comes to state pension, says Webb

Speaking at The Varying Landscape of Women's Pensions  last night, pensions minister Steve Webb said he hoped auto-enrolment would engage young women and men with pension saving