All Pensions UK (formerly PLSA) articles – Page 10
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Features
Slide towards retail investing faces backlash
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: March 19 2014 marked a seismic change in the UK pensions landscape: from the dispatch box in the House of Commons, future newspaper editor George Osborne announced the removal of the requirement to annuitise defined contribution savings, unlocking a world of possibility for scheme members.
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OpinionESG investment is here to stay
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: Environmental, social and governance investing is much more than a fad, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s Luke Hildyard.
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NewsFCA forces asset managers to disclose transaction costs
The Financial Conduct Authority continued its transparency reform this week, with the release of a policy statement requiring greater transaction cost disclosure for workplace pensions.
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NewsCMA begins consultant investigation as FCA calls trustees 'weak'
The Financial Conduct Authority has finalised its referral of the investment consultancy industry to the Competition and Markets Authority, beginning an 18-month period of investigation into conflicts of interest in the sector.
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FeaturesBrexit will have little impact on admin, experts say
In pension terms, Brexit is widely expected to affect sponsor covenant and potentially regulation, but will it change how schemes pay pensioners who live in the EU?
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PLSA urges schemes to focus on ‘inputs’
A new report on pension scheme governance calls for greater focus on improving the quality of structures and personnel, or ‘inputs’, and argues that processes have received excessive attention.
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Opinion
What is the pensions conference good for?
Any Other Business: Trustees, consultants and asset managers flock to stuffy conference halls across the country to deliver speeches, spill pints and engage in lively debate over the issues of our time, but what is it the pensions conference really brings its participants?
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Research and Mifid II: Better quality, lower cost
Analysis: As more asset managers announce their decision to absorb research costs in response to Mifid II, experts speculate that schemes may benefit from better returns and greater transparency.
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FeaturesCYBG scheme closure highlights industry's 10-year funding headache
Banking group CYBG has closed its defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual, wiping £131m from its liabilities and avoiding increased contributions amid worsening market conditions.
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OpinionSPA increase could hurt under-saved Generation X
While some industries experience peaks and troughs of activity, the pensions industry seems to be in a near constant frenzied state, with the spotlight now falling on the state pension.
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NewsCMA referral still likely for advisory firms as FCA consultation closes
Apathy from the investment consulting industry to pro-competition measures suggested by the ‘big three’ firms is set to pave the way for a referral of the industry to the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Investor coalition seeks better workforce reporting
UK pension schemes are among a $7.9tn (£6.1tn) coalition of investors calling for increased disclosure from companies about their workforce, which campaigners say can help investors to safeguard long-term returns.
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Wealthy male pensioners buck national longevity trends
Rapidly rising life expectancy among older men will maintain high deficits for UK defined benefit schemes, according to a new report, despite flatlining mortality rates for other demographics.
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Opinion
Is professionalism the answer to the governance dilemma?
A trend among schemes towards delegation and using professionals means the question how trustees can monitor those who advise them becomes ever more pressing.
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OpinionPension priorities for the general election
Graham Vidler, director of external affairs at the PLSA, calls on the next government to make improvements to the state pension and auto-enrolment.
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Schemes urged to take action on data security
Pension schemes must use the next 12 months to review and update data protection practices, industry experts have urged, ahead of new rules which could result in huge fines for trustees.
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OpinionPLSA: Regulator should provide protections on index switching
The Pension and Lifetime Savings Association’s defined benefit policy team recently took to the road to hear what members thought of the proposals outlined in the government’s green paper on ‘Security and sustainability in defined benefit schemes’ and our recent report on superfunds.
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Features
Dyfed 97% funded but private schemes lag behind
The Dyfed Pension Fund is approaching solvency as an investment review is set to largely stick with the scheme’s equity-heavy asset allocation, making for a sharp contrast to the situation at many private sector schemes.
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Millennials' lack of financial confidence could threaten AE
Government, employers and pension schemes must lead a collaborative drive towards better financial education and diversity, experts urged, in response to a study of millennials’ financial habits.
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AE progress puts pressure on employers to up DC incentives
Eight in 10 employers are failing to incentivise good levels of pension saving, according to a survey, as the pressure builds on companies to improve their benefits packages.