All Nest articles – Page 8
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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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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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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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News
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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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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News
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.
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News
Could flexible pension products help indebted millennials?
News analysis: More than a quarter of London’s millennial population are permanently in debt, it has been revealed. What role does pensions policy play in their financial health, and could more flexible solutions improve their situation?
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OpinionPension freedoms need added support for savers
We all enjoy having control over our financial future, writes Nest’s Gavin Perera-Betts, but introducing default retirement pathways could be the surprise present we need most this year.
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Features
What schemes can do to drive value for members
The job of a defined contribution default fund is simple; to generate enough savings to fund a meaningful income for an individual at retirement. Of course, in the real world, it is not as straightforward as that.
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Opinion
DC Debate Q4: Mastertrusts, AE and more
Six defined contribution specialists talk mastertrusts, compulsion, and what lessons can be learnt from DC systems around the world.
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OpinionHow to offer real freedom and choice
Nest’s Gavin Perera-Betts explains the need for pre-set retirement options to help savers.
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Opinion
When money meets religion: Sharia compliant pensions in the UK
Islamic finance is a fascinating and challenging domain. The industry’s assets were valued at $2tn (£1.5tn) globally at the end of 2016, according to S&P Global Ratings.
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News
PPI: Consider different policy options for self-employed pensions
Policymakers need to consider diverse attitudes and financial circumstances of different self-employed groups before deciding on options to boost pension saving levels, a new report finds.
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OpinionSidecars could hold key to short-term savings problem
The pensions industry must help people prepare for short-term income shocks and improve overall financial health, argues Nest Insight’s Will Sandbrook.
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Features
Where should tomorrow’s schemes allocate their assets?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: In 1997, globalisation and increased investor sophistication powered a bull market that was meant to stretch beyond the confines of a regular business cycle.
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OpinionIt is time for ethical investing to evolve
Schemes should poll members to create an environmental, social and governance policy that they can have confidence in, says Stephen O’Neill from master trust Nest.
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OpinionDoes your scheme offer value for money?
Comparing schemes on value for money is not an easy task. Costs and fees vary in level and structure. Past performance is an imperfect measure of future success.
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Opinion
How can DC schemes deliver value for money?
There are few more prolific terms overheard in the pensions industry than value for money, and far fewer that evade objective definition quite so comfortably.
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Opinion
In numbers: TPR, ombudsman, Nest
From the blog: Monday saw the Pensions Regulator, the Pensions Ombudsman and Nest all issue their annual reports, so what were the key figures they revealed?