More master trust news – Page 28
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TPR raises bar with mastertrust code of practice
A new authorisation code requiring mastertrusts to demonstrate their financial sustainability may force a number of providers from the market, experts have speculated.
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Opinion
Governance and investment: What are the duties of employers and providers?
Andy Cheseldine from Capital Cranfield, Nasir Rafiq from Islamic Relief Worldwide, Ami Bartrip from the Financial Times, Caroline Roberts from VisitBritain, Mark Rowlands from Nest, Jason Green from the Finance & Technology Research Centre and Rosemary Lemon from Hays consider the responsibilities of employers and providers in relation to scheme management and default investment.
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Government lowers mastertrust authorisation fees
The government has announced that proposed fees for mastertrust schemes seeking authorisation have been revised downwards.
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Opinion
Keeping the grass greener
Nest: Climate change is not just damaging the planet, it could also have a detrimental effect on our members’ investments.
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OpinionPutting a value on your future
Helen Dowsey from master trust Nest looks at whether and how value for members can be defined and measured.
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OpinionHow can employers, providers and trustees work together to ensure good governance?
Rosemary Lemon from Hays, Caroline Roberts from Visit Britain, Nasir Rafiq from Islamic Relief Worldwide, Mark Rowlands from Nest, Ami Bartrip from the Financial Times, Jason Green from Finance & Technology Research Centre and, Andy Cheseldine from Capital Cranfield, discuss the importance of governance in delivering good member outcomes.
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NewsEthics v profit: Should pension funds divest from ‘sin stocks’?
PLSA Investment Conference 2018: A debate on investment in so-called sin stocks threw up questions around what it means for pension funds to act ethically, and whether the regulatory risk associated with such stocks makes divestment financially sound.
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OpinionFinancial and social returns can be easy bedfellows – if the will is there
Nico Aspinall, chief investment officer at the People’s Pension, discusses the obstacles to social investment in DC, and explains how they can be overcome.
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Opinion
Making retirement personal
Master trust Nest explains why a strong default option is crucial.
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Features
Why DC default investments matter for members
Analysis: More than 90 per cent of savers enrolled in a pension choose to remain in the default option, making it imperative that its investments match members’ needs and offer value for money.
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NewsRegulation could increase after Brexit, experts say
Brexit could lead to more rather than less pensions regulation, while radical revisions to tax relief might be needed to keep low earners enrolled in the pensions system, according to a panel of policy experts.
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DWP to allow bulk DC transfers without member consent
The Department for Work and Pensions has pressed ahead with regulations easing the bulk transfer of defined contribution members without their consent, seen as a milestone in a drive for scheme consolidation.
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Opinion
Pensions industry still behind on gender pay gap
Analysis: The pensions industry is slowly publishing its gender pay gap data, and it does not make for pleasant reading.
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OpinionDo life events hold the key to pension engagement?
Nest’s Matthew Blakstad looks at how life events can impact pensions engagements across different generations.
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Dow Chemical opts for multi-country DC provision
Multinational Dow Chemical is moving its defined contribution plans in the UK and the Netherlands to an international DC solution.
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Now Pensions fined £70k for admin failings
The Pensions Regulator has fined the trustee and trust manager of Now Pensions in relation to persistent administration failures, and has given the embattled mastertrust until July to fix all of its issues.
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Nest amendments put before parliament
The government has responded to its consultation on the draft National Employment Savings Trust (Amendment) Order 2018, and laid it before parliament on Monday.
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OpinionThe year ahead for the Pensions Regulator
Lesley Titcomb sets out the Pensions Regulator’s priorities for 2018.
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Features
Is it time to return to equities?
Analysis: Investors are the most overweight in equities relative to government bonds since August 2014. Might pension schemes share in this bullish outlook on equities?
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Four priorities for McVey's DWP
The Department for Work and Pensions got its fifth boss in less than two years on Monday evening, with Theresa May’s Cabinet reshuffle replacing David Gauke with Esther McVey as secretary of state responsible for the department.