All Nest articles – Page 7
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OpinionHow to beat volatility in 2019
With an eye purely on the numbers, it might be tough to pinpoint exactly what has led to the worst year for stock markets since the end of the global financial crisis.
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News
Rookes and Hirons-Wood join Pension SuperFund trustee board
On the go: Defined benefit consolidator the Pension SuperFund has announced the addition of two further trustees to its board.
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Savers unfazed by AE contribution rises
Auto-enrolment savers have proved indifferent to a rise in their contribution rates imposed earlier this year, according to research, but the government remains unconvinced by the case for using inertia to tackle low self-employed saving rates.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q4: AE changes to protect the needy
Five defined contribution experts discuss whether the government should raise minimum contribution levels further than currently planned, and how to help low earners and the self-employed.
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News
Timpson first to take plunge on Nest sidecar trial
Shoe repair and key-cutting retailer Timpson is the first named participant in Nest’s two-year trial of sidecar accounts, with the master trust saying it expects to announce other companies joining soon.
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Minister lays down gauntlet for industry on sidecars
On the go: Guy Opperman has urged financial services companies to trial sidecar savings products with their employees, warning that they will lose their credibility if they are not seen to be offering their own staff the flexibility they advocate for others.
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OpinionWhy we need to better understand Generation AE
The pensions industry is only just getting to grips with the needs and expectations of the first-time savers created by auto-enrolment. Nigel Peaple of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association explains the implications for pensions policy of ongoing research in this field.
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Nest looks to online gaming for self-employed pensions
Master trust Nest is trialling incentive-based approaches, including methods used in online gaming and prize draws, with the aim of raising the rate of self-employed workers who save into a pension.
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Lessons from Oz: Former regulator urges hybrid product adoption
A former deputy chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has urged UK defined contribution schemes to better protect members by developing default retirement products combining drawdown and lifetime income.
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OpinionTime for schemes to crack down on CEO pay
From the blog: A few weeks ago, the High Pay Centre released its annual report on executive pay at FTSE 100 companies. Unsurprisingly the report highlighted a large increase in chief executive officer pay from 2016 to 2017 – rising by 11 per cent.
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Opinion
How are target date funds innovating?
Experts have always found it impossible to analyse one without making comparisons with the other. As with footballing greats Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, no conversation about the target date fund has ever taken place without mentioning its competitor, the lifestyle fund.
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Could mastertrust consolidation result in stranded schemes?
Strict requirements for mastertrusts to contingency plan for their own demise as part of the sector’s new authorisation regime may have unintended consequences if wound-up schemes become stranded, experts have warned.
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Providers eye departure from defaults in workplace success stories
Providers at both ends of the workplace pension market are reporting positive behaviours among their membership, prompting some to suggest that the government should not instigate further increases in minimum contribution rates.
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Self-employed should not be auto-enrolled, says trade body
The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed has said that auto-enrolment should not be extended to the self-employed as a way of providing them with retirement income.
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Smart Pension and L&G to develop first default retirement pathway
Default retirement pathways could become a feature of the UK pensions system as early as next year, as Smart Pension and Legal & General announce plans to develop a product combining drawdown and annuities.
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Features
Asos staff to have choice between pension and Lisa
Online clothing retailer Asos has issued a request for proposal for a new flexible employee savings provider, after it decided to let staff choose whether to focus on saving for retirement or shorter-term goals.
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News
Salvus snaps up Complete in £7m mastertrust consolidation deal
Salvus Master Trust has unveiled plans to acquire the members and assets of the £7m Complete Master Trust, as the sector’s consolidation drive begins to gather pace.
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Now Pensions default struggles as industry lacks standardisation
Now Pensions has the worst performing default fund of any major defined contribution provider, according to a new report by product review company Defaqto.
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Now Pensions bottom of default fund league tables
Now Pensions has the worst performing default fund of any major defined contribution provider, according to a new report by product review company Defaqto.
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OpinionInaction on retirement defaults puts members at risk
From the blog: When discussing retirement pathways, the industry needs to ask itself two key questions: what is the goal of auto-enrolment, and what does success look like?