All Law & regulation articles – Page 14
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NewsIFoA comes under fire for election delay
Candidates voice “deep concerns” about the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ decision to suspend council elections
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NewsGovernment committee inquiry issues damning verdict on how AEAT pensioners were treated
The government did not give AEAT pension scheme members enough time or support to make complex financial decisions, finds the public accounts committee
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NewsFurther delays to the General Code
The General Code has not been laid in Parliament, creating uncertainty for trustees
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NewsAEAT Pension Scheme PAC inquiry findings imminent
The House of Commons public accounts committee is expected to publish the findings from its inquiry into the Atomic Energy Agency Technology Pension Scheme (AEAT) later this week.
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NewsPension dashboards programme further delayed to October 2026
As reported by Pensions Expert on 29 May, the government has announced the further delay of pension dashboards to 31 October 2026.
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NewsTPR’s Davey warns trustees to "stay focused" on economic volatility
In her latest blog post, Louise Davey, director of regulatory policy, analysis and advice at The Pensions Regulator, warns trustees that, despite signs of recovery in some financial markets after the turmoil of last year, they “need to stay focused on protecting savers from economic volatility”.
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NewsMore retirement planning needed for those with mental health issues
Millions of people with mental health problems face a financial cliff edge when they retire, because they do not receive the information and support they need to plan for retirement.
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NewsDWP data shows the gender pension gap remains at 35%
According to the most recent data (2018 to 2020) issued by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) on 5 June 2023, the gender pensions gap (GPeG) in private pensions stands at 35%.
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NewsYet more consultation required to put in place the McCloud remedy
The government is to further consult on supplementary matters and scheme regulations concerning the McCloud remedy in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
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NewsTUC: Act now or women will be condemned to retirement poverty
Women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on being automatically enrolled into a workplace pension scheme, according to new analysis published by the TUC.
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NewsTrust is the greatest obstacle to bridging the advice gap
Trust remains one of the biggest obstacles against bridging the advice gap, according to new data from specialist marketing and communications agency, Lang Cat Financial.
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FeaturesWill DC consolidation present master trusts with crock of gold?
Within a decade, some 15 or more master trusts will have disappeared. Today, 36 players jockey for pole position. What will this huge transition mean for trustees, sponsors, and members, asks Stephane Hawthorne?
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OpinionInvestors must insist on decarbonisation – before it’s too late
The annual business meeting of a company has long been a forum for investors to air their grievances about the direction that a company is taking. That’s why ShareAction went to chemical giant BASF’s AGM last month.
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NewsDWP announcement on dashboard programme is imminent
A Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) announcement on the next stage of the delayed pension dashboards programme is expected within days.
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NewsTPR at the root of high levels of industry dissatisfaction over policy direction
More than six in ten (61%) of pension industry respondents are unhappy with the direction of pensions policy over the past six months, according to the latest Pensions Management Institute (PMI) Pulse Survey. That’s an increase of almost 40% (38.6%) compared with last year’s survey.
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NewsACA chair balks at funding code for open schemes while backing CDC
Concerns about the new funding code forcing “unnecessarily cautious” funding approaches upon open defined benefit (DB) schemes were raised at the All Party Parliamentary Group’s annual pensions lunch earlier this week.
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NewsDelays are not the only problem with existing pension scam rules
Despite the uncertain economic environment, criminals are making hay, with 40% of all UK crime being attributed to fraud.
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NewsDerisking well funded DB schemes may be an opportunity missed
Employers should adopt a more ambitious approach to managing well-funded defined benefit (DB) schemes and see them as an opportunity, according to pensions experts.
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NewsTPR's new CEO unapologetic for demanding high standards
The Pensions Regulator has called for greater industry collaboration while firing a warning shot across the bows of schemes and trustee boards that don’t meet the regulator’s standards.