Steve Webb is sitting on draft legislation enforcing the voluntary enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise code of conduct, he has warned.
Industry faces fees battle
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June 17, 2012
The industry is heading for a showdown with politicians over fund charges, after a dispute at the Association of British Insurers (ABI) conference.
LGPS pips rivals as first infrastructure investor
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June 17, 2012
Strathclyde Pension Fund has become the first scheme to pledge cash to the industry's pension infrastructure platform (Pip).
Editorial: façade masks the frustration
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June 17, 2012
The usual joking was there – including the now near-ubiquitous nod to the high standards Pensions Week readers expect of our coverage of his ministerial tender.
US reinsurers move in on UK derisking market
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June 10, 2012
Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway is among major US reinsurers dipping their toes in the UK pension longevity risk market.
B&CE appoints Pan and BESTrustees to The People's Pension board
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June 10, 2012
Pan Governance’s Steve Delo and BESTrustee’s Alan Pickering will form the board of trustees for The People’s Pension.
Light touch on ETVs: voluntary code revealed
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June 7, 2012
The government’s working group on enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercises will recommend a voluntary code of practice for providers, rather than strict prohibition of malpractice.
Schemes and banks in infrastructure tie-ins
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May 28, 2012
Pension funds and banks are in talks over joint infrastructure funding with each taking on different risks, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
Cut pension tax relief to fund elderly care, Lords told
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May 20, 2012
A former pensions minister has recommended reducing higher-rate pension tax relief to fund state care for the elderly.
Vanguard moots active management push
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May 20, 2012
Passive manager Vanguard has plans in place to launch its US active multi-manager proposition in the UK.