All Pension Schemes Bill articles – Page 10
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PodcastsPodcast: Govt and regulators urged to review chair statements
Podcast: Government and regulators should rethink schemes’ chair statements, as they have become a regulatory compliance tool for the pensions industry, according to Darren Philp, director of policy and communications at Smart Pension, and Judith Fish, professional trustee at Dalriada Trustees. The experts discuss, among other subjects, the recent fine received by the Financial Conduct Authority from the Pensions Regulator due to pension failures.
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News
New rules for pension transfers to cost industry £1m
On the go: New rules to prevent scams are expected to cost the industry and employers about £1m in their first year and impact more than 160,000 pension transfers.
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News
Pensions dashboards unlikely to go live this year
On the go:Despite pensions dashboards having both industry-wide and government backing, it is unlikely that the technology will be delivered “any time soon”, Sir Steve Webb warned.
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News
Elections 2019: Pension reforms expected after Tory majority
Sweeping pension system reforms are expected following the Conservative Party’s comprehensive victory in Thursday’s general election, with more powers coming for the regulator, a tax review for the higher and lower paid, and experts calling for more work on retirement adequacy.
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News
Consultation on DB funding code expected early 2020
On the go: A consultation on a revised defined benefit funding code will be launched at the start of next year, according to Charles Counsell, chief executive of the Pensions Regulator.
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Opinion
Will risk-sharing schemes ever take off in the UK?
Many industry commentators have answered this question with a resounding ‘no’. Hogan Lovells’ Nicola Rondel makes the argument for a qualified ‘yes’.
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Opinion
Webb: My pension schemes bill is focused on the saver's experience
Last week, I had the privilege of introducing the pension schemes bill to Parliament, and seeing it receive an unopposed second reading.