All News articles – Page 21
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NewsBorder to Coast bags two awards at Investment Innovation Summit
Other winners of Innovation Awards include Scottish Widows, Clara Pensions, Penny and Cardano.
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NewsIndustry doubts prospect of success of Mansion House reforms
Less than a third of pension industry professionals believe the Mansion House reforms will be effective, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).
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NewsTPR: Time is running out to clean up your data
The Pension Regulator (TPR) has warned scheme administrators to make sure they deal with any data issues during the Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) conference in the City of London this week.
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NewsSchemes eager to back government’s infrastructure investment drive
Almost two-thirds (65%) of UK pension fund leaders expect to increase allocations to UK infrastructure over the next 12 months, according to new research.
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NewsBulk annuity latest: Construction group seals £16m buy-in
Building company John Graham Construction has completed a £16m buy-in with Legal & General (L&G).
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NewsWTW urges higher default contribution levels to boost saving
Employers should look to increase the default contributions into pension funds when auto-enrolling staff, as part of measures to improve pension adequacy, according to WTW.
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NewsLGPS in surplus as assets hit record £400bn
Local authority pension funds across England and Wales had an aggregate funding level of 106% at the end of March 2024, according to Isio.
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NewsAuto-enrolment contributions boost ‘could add £10bn a year’
Increasing minimum auto-enrolment contributions from 8% to 12% could bring an additional £10bn a year into the pension system and significantly boost the retirement savings of younger members, according to Phoenix Group.
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NewsUse surplus to restore inflation protection, say trustees
The call comes as DB schemes are enjoying their largest aggregate surplus in years, and the government is seeking to provide more flexibility over accessing this money.
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NewsTPR Annual Funding Statement: Is your scheme’s strategy fit for purpose?
Endgame options, climate risk and sponsor covenant all feature prominently in TPR’s latest annual funding statement.
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NewsSPP urges care over PPF valuation changes
Proposed changes to valuation metrics for schemes in the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) assessment period could push smaller funds away from better options in the insurance market, according to the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).
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NewsACCESS seeking to appoint two private equity allocators
ACCESS, which consists of assets totalling c.£35 billion on behalf of participating pension funds, is seeking to appoint two private equity allocators.
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NewsWhat we learned from the FCA’s retirement data
Pensions Expert delves into the numbers released by the regulator this week to explore what they say – and what they don’t – about the UK’s retirement landscape.
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News‘Capacity crunch’ risk as schemes failing to plan for dashboards
Less than half of pension schemes have a plan for connecting to the pension dashboard system, according to a poll from LCP.
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NewsHow TPR rates trustees on climate action
New requirements for schemes to publish climate-related reports have resulted in good progress – but more needs to be done, according to the regulator.
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NewsPPF as a consolidator: the pros and cons
The pensions industry has called for caution as the government considers expanding the remit of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) to become a public consolidator for defined benefit (DB) schemes.
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NewsWhy consumer confidence could undermine pots for life
Research by Barnett Waddingham has shown consumers to be keen on the government’s pots for life concept – but a lack of confidence in decision-making could hamper its success.
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NewsLifeSight to back private equity LTAF launch
The LifeSight master trust is to invest up to 5% of its default option into a new private equity-focused long-term asset fund (LTAF) soon to be launched by WTW.
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NewsTPR statement of strategy plan ‘asking too much’
The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) proposal for scheme statements of strategy will create significant additional and unnecessary workloads for trustee boards, industry professionals have warned.
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NewsBulk annuity latest: Just Group announces two buy-ins
Insurance company Just Group has announced two bulk annuity transactions worth a combined £190m.