News analysis: Pension liberation fraud has become more sophisticated, according to the Pensions Regulator, which is now targeting specific liberation models in a bid to slow down the pace of fraudulent activity.
The Weekly Wrap: July 12 edition
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July 12, 2013
A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group, from schemes asking fund managers to seed real estate investments to insurers' warnings over defined ambition.
Regulator: small schemes should consider multi-employer plans
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July 11, 2013
Video: The Pensions Regulator's Andrew Warwick-Thompson discusses the defined contribution code of practice, and suggests employers with schemes below 1000 members should consider a mastertrust or group personal pension to improve governance (4:49).
Essex reduces auto-enrolment costs with transitional delay
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July 10, 2013
Essex County Council opted for a transitional delay to spread costs and reduce work ahead of its employers’ staging date, as a substantial proportion of workers were not scheme members.
Gilt investment reaches post-crisis peak at £22bn
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July 8, 2013
Schemes have ramped up their investment in gilts and index-linked gilts over the past couple of years in an attempt to shore up their pension promises, data from the Office for National Statistics have shown.
EMD report: how to take advantage of the market dip
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July 2, 2013
While emerging market assets have been battered in recent weeks, the debt sell-off could in fact provide added opportunity for pension schemes.
Deciphering the DWP's select committee response
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July 2, 2013
News analysis: A breakdown of the government's response to its select committee pensions report, including plans to have a defined ambition framework in place by 2016 and increased governance demands.
APPT: changes needed to combat liberation fraud
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July 1, 2013
Changes to legislation could help prevent pension liberation fraud and take the burden off trustees, the Association of Professional Pension Trustees has said, as reports emerge of increased fraudulent activity.
The Weekly Wrap: June 28 edition
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June 28, 2013
A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group, from divorcing couples forced to raid pension pots to a plummet in gold prices.
Trinity Mirror sizes up target date fund default
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June 26, 2013
Trinity Mirror is to launch a staff survey to find out whether target date funds are appropriate to all of its employees as the company approaches auto-enrolment.
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