All articles by Pádraig Floyd – Page 2
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NewsESG reporting for pension schemes ‘needs overhaul’ to improve effectiveness
The current reporting regime for environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters is unfit for purpose, according to HS Trustees’ Bobby Riddaway.
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NewsData a ‘fundamental problem’ for dashboards: Opperman
The former pensions minister expresses “disappointment” that the dashboards project has not yet been fully implemented.
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NewsPPF confident of success as consolidator
Pension scheme leaders explored the hot topic of DB and DC consolidation at the PLSA’s Edinburgh gathering.
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NewsPensions minister confirms support for auto-enrolment expansion, CDC
Pensions minister Paul Maynard has called on the industry to continue to support the government’s reform efforts.
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NewsUnderstanding DC members’ needs ‘essential’
At the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s investment conference in Edinburgh, DC experts discuss how to meet the needs of members.
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NewsThe importance of good governance in alternatives
Leading pension CIOs discuss private credit, consultants, and re-assessing fixed income.
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NewsInside the Mansion House summit
The great and the good of the pensions industry gathered at Mansion House to discuss how the reforms might work in practice. PE takes a look behind the curtain.
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NewsDWP’s DC retirement income consultation receives thumbs up from industry
There has been broad support for theDWP’s consultation on defined contribution (DC), or the so-called Mansion House reforms, particularly in relation to how savers access income in retirement.
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NewsMansion House surpluses: pie in the sky or route to self sufficiency?
Barnett Waddingham’s assertion that the so-called Mansion House ‘reforms’ would have delivered as much as £50 billion in surpluses to FTSE 350 companies, had the strategy already been in place, received a mixed reception when wereported on it on 21 August.
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NewsTPR publishes McCloud guidance on annual benefit statements for public schemes
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) haspublished guidance for public service pension schemes on producing annual benefit statements over the next two years to reflect the McCloud remedy.
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NewsDB transfer compensation rates fall, but savers won’t lose out
Analysis from actuarial consultancy OAC, part of the Broadstone Group, suggests that many people who had been badly advised to transfer out of their defined benefit (DB) pension, may now receive significantly less compensation.
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People NewsFraser Smart, CEO of Heywood’s Pension Technologies dies after battle with cancer
Fraser Smart, CEO of Heywood Pension Technologies, loses battle with cancer, leaving a legacy of positivity at Heywood and fond memories from across the industry.
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NewsNearly three million fear an uncertain future in retirement
One in five (22%) employees – around 6.3 million people – are not confident planning for a financially comfortable retirement, according to research by Aviva.
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NewsStop blaming victims for pension scams and fix the system to expose them
Pensions scams are being woefully underreported because the reporting structure is not fit for purpose, according to Margaret Snowdon, chair of the Pension Scam Industry Group (PSIG).
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NewsThe power of inertia now threatens the future of pension saving
Levels of trust in pensions and the companies that provide them are at a worrying low, according to analysis of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA)Financial Lives Survey from consultancy Broadstone.
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NewsPPF has made considerable progress towards net zero, shows climate change report
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its third annual Climate Change report, that discloses the climate-related risks and opportunities within its investment strategies.
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NewsTPR publishes guidance for DC schemes seeking better value for members
Guidance to help defined contribution (DC) schemes comply with new regulations to ensure they consider all the investment opportunities available to achieve best value for savers has beenpublished today by the Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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NewsMansion House reforms build momentum behind CDC
Collective defined contribution (CDC) is proving the most popular of the Mansion House ‘reforms’, with more than a third (36%) of trustees and sponsors finding it the most attractive, according to Aon.
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News‘Economically inactive’ over fifties lack confidence in their skills, not a will to work
The government has put a great deal of effort – not to mention tax reform – into encouraging older workers back into the workplace.
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NewsSPP: Decumulation reforms must build on successes of auto enrolment policies
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has issued feedback to the the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s consultations on small pots and helping savers understanding their pension choices/decumulation.