Latest articles from Katie Morley

ISA wraps gather pace among FTSE employers

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At least five more companies within the FTSE 350 will offer ISA contributions to their staff as part of Standard Life’s corporate wrap offering.

Contract-based scheme members face governance gap

The pensions of more than eight million people could lose out to poor governance because insurers running contract-based pensions are failing to monitor it.

Firms criticised over AE cost-cutting plans

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Around 5% of FTSE 100 companies will level down their minimum pension contributions when they auto-enrol their staff, Towers Watson research has revealed.

Shamed FTSE firms face index exclusion

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Research revealing cronyism among remuneration committees of FTSE 100 companies may give MSCI grounds to exclude named and shamed companies from its responsible investment index.

Investors undeterred by board cronyism

Naming and shaming companies with conflicts of interest between their boards and remuneration committees will not stop pensions funds buying their shares, experts have warned.

Regulator U-turns on liability-cutting plan

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The Pensions Regulator has U-turned on plans to recalculate scheme liabilities, which would have guarded against 5%-10% of UK firms from going bust.

Creditors to raid millions from pension pots

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Pensions are no longer a “safe hiding place” for debtors to keep money after a bankrupt member has lost a court case to keep creditors from raiding his pension.

Response to Solvency II letter fails to reassure

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A European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority response to a consortium of trade bodies seeking reassurance on Solvency II has drawn a blank.

Box Clever trustees get their day in court

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The trustees of the Box Clever pension scheme have won a third legal battle in their quest to have ITV fill their £62m deficit.

Investment 30: 100-year bonds, infrastructure and higher risk income assets

Our panel ponders a range of new ways for pension funds to get income, following last week's budget.