On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is proposing changes to its levy risk assessment model, which will result in increased charges for larger employers.
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On the go: The Pension Protection Fund is proposing changes to its levy risk assessment model, which will result in increased charges for larger employers.
On the go: An employment tribunal ruled on Wednesday that more than 6,000 firefighters are entitled to return to pre-2015 public sector schemes, following similar decisions for other affected civil servant groups.
Data crunch: The government-backed workplace provider Nest is testing ways to adopt a 1.5C goal for its Climate Aware Fund, to better reflect the “quickly evolving nature of climate change risk” and its impact on members’ investments.
On the go: Some defined benefit schemes are are pursuing more risky investment strategies that seek extra returns, which could be damaging in the event of adverse economic shocks, the Pensions Regulator warned.
On the go: The Electricity North West Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme has completed a £805m pensioner buy-in with Scottish Widows.
On the go: A recruitment agency and its managing director have been ordered to pay £10,890 for avoiding their auto-enrolment duties and misleading the Pensions Regulator by falsely claiming staff had been put into a workplace pension.
On the go: Guy Opperman remains as minister for pensions and financial inclusion after being reappointed as MP for Hexham.
On the go: The HSBC Master Trust has become the first new scheme to be authorised by the Pensions Regulator, bringing the total number of authorised schemes to 38.
The new rules coming into force for independent governance committees – taking oversight of the provider’s policy on environmental, social and governance factors, and guaranteeing the value for money of new investment pathway solutions – have been branded a “huge challenge” by industry experts.
On the go: Four judges have seen the Supreme Court rule in favour of their appeal to reclaim a pension, in a case that could cost the government £1bn.
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