The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) has rejected the Pensions Regulator overseeing it from 2014, when the Hutton reforms are brought in.
Public sector lagging on auto-enrolment preparations
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May 21, 2012
Some of the largest public sector schemes have not yet begun preparing for auto-enrolment – just months from their staging dates.
Diversified assets reduce volatility by a third
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May 20, 2012
Hundreds of schemes have halved the equity holdings of default funds and replaced them with diversified assets, reducing investment volatility by a third.
Thousands of NHS workers will not receive full pension
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May 20, 2012
Thousands of workers will miss out on pension contributions they are entitled to because their employers are reluctant to amend a technicality in their employment contracts.
Bank loans forbid firms from plugging pension deficits
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May 20, 2012
Some weak sponsors are being denied loans and prohibited from using loan refinancing money to pay off pension deficits.
‘Insurance contract’ will help combat Solvency II
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May 13, 2012
Pension funds may be able to use derivatives to hedge up to 89% of the capital reserves needed to back alternative assets under Solvency II as it currently stands.
Video: how pension funds can tackle fat-cat pay
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May 11, 2012
This is the second part of our investigation into how pension funds can bolster shareholder power in the fight against runaway executive remuneration. Large institutional shareholders and corporate governance activists give their views to Katie Morley.
DB 30: the end of DB for over 65s, the threat from longevity, and guidance from the regulator
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May 10, 2012
Do you think it is fair that employers are able to justify ending defined benefit accrual for those over the age of 65 as a result of the Seldon case, in which a law firm was able to dismiss a 65-year-old partner to create opportunities for younger workers?
Auto-enrolment stifles workplace savings revolution
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May 7, 2012
People with workplace ISAs are using them to save on average £11 more a month than those who save into pensions.
Youngsters eager but unable to join schemes
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May 7, 2012
Around 60% of under-22 year-olds with no access to occupational pensions would stay opted-in if their employer auto-enrolled them, Aviva research has shown.