Any other business: The governance burden on pension fund trustees becomes heavier by the day, making it difficult to believe why anyone would be such a glutton for punishment as to take on the role. Here are five tips for the brave new trustee.
IMA: Schemes must bear overall charges cap compliance burden
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November 6, 2014
Video: Jonathan Lipkin, director of public policy at the Investment Management Association, says that it is not up to investment managers to take the overall responsibility for ensuring charges are below the 0.75 per cent cap effective from April (5:48).
Editorial: Turn the dial?
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October 29, 2014
I should start off by agreeing entirely with Barnett Waddingham’s Damian Stancombe that the vast majority of breath spent on defined contribution pensions should not be expended discussing investment, but on encouraging savers to pay more in.
Schemes face dilemma on annuity brokering services ahead of April
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October 27, 2014
Employers that have put in place annuity brokering services for their defined contribution scheme members have been called upon to rip up or review these set-ups to make sure they are giving savers an adequate view of the market.
Just one AE member per micro employer, ACA projects
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October 23, 2014
Three-quarters of a million micro employers could end up with an average of only one member of staff each in their pension scheme as a result of auto-enrolment, fuelling the debate over eligibility.
Editorial: On the boil
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October 22, 2014
At this year’s National Association of Pension Funds’ conference, two themes predominated. One was relief, and even self-satisfaction, at the success of auto-enrolment. The other was widespread anxiety ahead of the April deadline for the new defined contribution flexibilities.
Editorial: In the republic of mediocrity
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October 15, 2014
What should schemes make of the International Monetary Fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde’s proclamation of the “new mediocre” global economy?
'Education', salesmanship, and how to find the real deal
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October 13, 2014
Any other business: The oft-repeated phrase a journalist hears from an asset manager trying, often unsuccessfully, to garner support for a new product launch is, 'It's all about education'.
Civil service scheme's online relaunch triggers engagement surge
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October 12, 2014
The Civil Service Pension Scheme has seen a huge spike in engagement from its 1.5m members after a website relaunch and major communication campaign multiplied users of its online services.
Editorial: Don't spend it all at once
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October 7, 2014
The debate rumbles on. Will the annuity make the best comeback since Lazarus? What should we make of this grand shove into drawdown?