All Master trusts articles – Page 20
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OpinionWhy schemes are resisting drawdown demand
Savers are anxious to take advantage of the pension freedoms, but many workplace schemes still offer only annuities, says BlackRock’s Paul Bucksey.
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News
Regulator talks tough as DC scheme governance falls short
Small and medium-sized defined contribution schemes are falling behind on governance compliance, Pensions Regulator research shows, with the watchdog vowing to use its powers where necessary.
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Opinion
Mastertrust discontinuance plans – why we need certainty
As a new wave of mastertrusts enters the market, the Society of Pension Professionals’ Duncan Buchanan asks whether there should be greater assurance that any discontinuance costs will be met in the event of a wind-up.
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NewsHairdressers take firm hold of auto-enrolment with own mastertrust
The National Hairdressers’ Federation has created a mastertrust to help its employer members with auto-enrolment, but experts have questioned the ability of smaller trusts to achieve adequate scale.
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OpinionEducate, guide, default – how schemes should deal with DC flex
The new pension flexibility has now been available for one month. Early indications suggest a great deal of interest among pension savers, but it is too early to identify trends in terms of what people will do with their pension savings.
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Opinion
How to reconcile multiple appointments on governance boards
Any other business: In three weeks, the requirement for pension providers to form independent governance committees to monitor the effective running of contract-based schemes will come into force.
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News
Why the regulator will not publish a definitive list of AE schemes
The industry has given a mixed response to the Pensions Regulator’s decision not to publish a list of auto-enrolment schemes available to smaller employers, with some suggesting it could do more.
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News
DB mastertrusts grow but funding risks drag on demand
Competition is growing in the defined benefit mastertrust market as providers promise the benefits of scale, but experts have urged employers to be mindful about the risks of these structures.
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Opinion
Strength in numbers: how your scheme can use the power of collaboration
With hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of members paying in every month, much of the strength of pension schemes as investors is based on the power of economies of scale. But can this effect be compounded further when schemes pool resources?
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News
Study forecasts DC market tripling by 2024, led by TDFs
A market report has predicted defined contribution pensions will triple in size to £787bn within the next decade with target date funds leading the way, but its bullish growth predictions have been questioned.
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News
Webb backs mastertrusts to lead CDC vanguard
Pensions minister Steve Webb has signalled support for mastertrusts delivering a collective defined contribution option for members, at a Trades Union Congress conference on Wednesday – but at least one of the large mastertrusts has rejected the idea.
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Opinion
Why independent assurance beats mandatory regulation for master trusts
In the latest Informed Comment, advisory firm CCW’s Andrew Penketh makes the case for the master trust assurance framework, as opposed to a mandatory regime whose costs would be passed on to members.
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News
How lifting Nest restrictions could affect the market
The lifting of restrictions on contributions and transfers to state-backed mastertrust Nest will make it more compelling for employers, but a rival mastertrust has called for oversight of its funding arrangements.
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News
Nest sizes up green technology as it sharpens ESG focus
Nest is looking to benefit from a low-carbon economy through investments in green technology, in a triennial update of its investment beliefs announced today.
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Opinion
Checking the price tag: evaluating the charges obsession
Data analysis: The Budget reforms signal an age of greater plurality in retirement possibilities for members.
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News
Fifth of smaller employers failing to prepare for AE
One in five small businesses are not currently preparing for auto-enrolment, research has shown, as concern grows around smaller employers’ ability to comply with the legislation.
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Features
Mastertrusts call for governance standards to be made mandatory
Two of the country's largest mastertrusts have called for a legal standard to raise the barriers to entry for providers, as the industry evaluates the Pensions Regulator's assurance framework.
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News
Tech SME: scheme and fee transparency crucial to AE
Technology company Fluidata has said simplicity and transparency of pension arrangements and fees are key to smaller employers navigating auto-enrolment successfully, as it struggled to see value in private providers.
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Features
SME says auto-enrolment a 'doddle', advice unnecessary
F2 Chemicals has become the latest employer to question the need for external advice and has offered staff a new defined contribution scheme paying in more than the statutory minimum, ahead of its 2015 staging date.
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Features
Charges cap stifles investment sophistication, say experts
NAPF Investment Conference 2014: A cap on annual management charges could lead to some actively managed funds becoming unavailable to defined contribution schemes, industry figures have said, as they called for greater transparency and innovation in DC investment.