All Nest articles – Page 11
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News
Advisers flock to Nest but micro employers slow to arrive
Mastertrust Nest has experienced increased take-up of its professional services online hub in the run-up to the biggest waves of auto-enrolment stagers next year, but micro employers’ preparations are still lagging behind expectations.
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Can DC indices help savers reach their retirement goals?
Analysis: Defined contribution pension schemes could learn from their big brother defined benefit – one lesson being how to calculate liabilities and match them with savers’ assets.
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OpinionNest: Why governance is so important for the success of auto-enrolment
Talking Head: Nest’s new chief executive Helen Dean explains why governance forms the backbone of successful DC pension provision in the UK.
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NewsEMD: Good diversifier or not the right time?
News Analysis: Nest’s recent move into emerging market debt could signal an opportunity for other schemes following the summer sell-offs, but advisers have warned that choosing the right countries and managers is critical.
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OpinionNest: Taking the hard work out of doing the right thing
Talking Head: Nest’s Helen Dean explains how the master trust is working to align payroll and pension systems to smooth the auto-enrolment journey for smaller employers.
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Opinion
PMI: From bank accounts back to good old pension provision
Talking Head: The industry should not be distracted from the objectives of traditional pension provision, argues the Pensions Management Institute’s Tim Middleton.
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NewsThe future of DC? Nest unveils retirement blueprint
Government-backed mastertrust Nest has outlined its plan for providing members with an income in retirement, but experts have said the proposals’ application to today’s defined contribution market is limited.
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Opinion
Five key graphs on Nest’s retirement income blueprint
From the blog: The flexibilities did away with traditional thinking on what makes an appropriate default fund, and with it kick-started the debate on the best route for accessing income from defined contribution pots.
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OpinionEditorial: Revealing more than just winners
Last week's Pension & Investment Provider Awards ceremony in London was a glitzy affair attended by key pensions industry folk from all corners of the sector.
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OpinionNest: Keeping our eyes on the prize
Talking Head: Millions more savers are part of workplace pension schemes thanks to auto-enrolment, but there is no room for complacency, says Nest chief Tim Jones.
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Opinion
Nest: Staging micro employers – do we need a new approach?
Two-and-a-half years into auto-enrolment and the pensions industry can look back and say, ‘So far, so good’.
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News
SME auto-enrolment prep work exceeds industry expectations
A third of small employers staging in Q1 signed up six months or more ahead of their deadline, but experts have said this encouraging picture could change as micro-employers get set to auto-enrol this summer.
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Opinion
Nest: How schemes can tackle home bias with global equities
Nest’s CIO Mark Fawcett explains why investing beyond the UK matters to scheme portfolios, and how trustees could attack their global equity strategy to achieve diversification.
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Opinion
Nest: Why TDFs provide a durable route to good outcomes
Keeping your mind on the long term can be a difficult business. Target date funds can help both schemes and savers do just that, writes Nest’s Mark Fawcett.
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Opinion
Six ways to meet the needs of the DC generation
Talking Head: Nest’s Mark Fawcett shares the scheme’s initial consultation findings on the needs of DC members and highlights six areas that could inform the design of default retirement products.
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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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Features
How UK mastertrusts are designing DC benchmarks
The growing mastertrust sector has created a range of investment benchmarks, but pressure to demonstrate value has led consultants to call for more focus on performance yardsticks that reflect scheme memberships.
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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
Five objectives and five risks for DC
Talking head: Nest’s CIO Mark Fawcett puts together a 10-point framework for DC trustees, arguing for a focus on growth, flexibility and cost, while managing inflation and longevity.
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News
Nest, M&S and Kingfisher in 2014's top post-Budget case studies
The chancellor's 2014 Budget in March sparked off a year of almost unprecedented change in pensions, seeing an immediate response from some employers on providing retirement flexibility.