All Pensions UK (formerly PLSA) articles – Page 3
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NewsWhy auto enrolment only guarantees the most basic of retirement incomes
Even those who save the minimum amount into their pension for over 40 years will not have enough to secure the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) retirement living standards ‘minimum’, ‘moderate’ or ‘comfortable’ retirement as a single pensioner.
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NewsDC pensions: Providers and regulators need to work on innovation
DC pensions providers, regulators and the wider pensions industry need to develop resources to help members extract more value from their savings, a report has found.
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NewsTPR: Smaller DC schemes urged to swot up on value for money assessments
Smaller defined contribution (DC) schemes, have been singled out as "failing to meet expectations on assessing value" by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).
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NewsRetirement and poverty, Scottish Widows warns of growing generation gap
The life office and pensions provider has launched the National Retirement Forecast (NRF) which aims to provide "forensic analysis of the challenges faced by different demographics".
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NewsFCA's proposed London listing shake up might cause more market woes, PLSA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation last month over concerns the UK’s regime was too complicated and the capital was losing out to New York when it came to international companies wanting to list their shares.
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NewsLocal Government Pension Scheme: PLSA launches resources to help employers
TheBest Practice: A Guide for Employers Participating in the LGPS, has been launched to coincide with the PLSA’s annual Local Authority Conference, which is being held in Gloucestershire.
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OpinionFor the love of GMPs
Former Editor, Maria Espadinha, now a senior policy advisor at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, writes for Pensions Expert
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Pension dashboards programme further delayed
As reported by Pensions Expert on 29 May, the government has made an announcement, on pension dashboards, further delaying the programme to 31 October 2026.
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NewsPLSA offers pragmatic alternatives to politicians' ideas for UK growth
In recent months, the government, the opposition, the lord mayor of London and other lobbyists and policy wonks have floated various notions as to how pension funds – defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) – should invest their assets in order to boost growth in the UK’s economy.
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NewsPLSA Investment Conference 2023: Live blog
If you’re not up in Edinburgh for the PLSA’s annual investment conference then this is the next best thing. Stay tuned for latest updates and goings on.
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NewsDWP narrows down small pots solution to two options
The Department for Work and Pensions has narrowed down the solution to the small pots issue to either the creation of default consolidators or the introduction of pot-follows-member legislation.
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NewsPension schemes to disclose performance under VfM rules
Pensions schemes will be required to disclose investment performance, net of all costs, as part of the new value for money framework.
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OpinionWe need to teach people about money, not just maths
Scottish Widows’ Robert Cochran explains how the recent pledge to extend numeracy education in schools should also include financial matters.
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NewsTPR urges trustees to support DC savers amid economic challenges
The Pensions Regulator has said savers must be supported during current economic volatility amid concerns the value of some defined contribution pots has fallen.
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NewsInflation drives 18% surge to ‘minimum’ cost of retirement
Retirees trying to achieve a basic standard of living will have seen their expenditure increase over the past year by almost 20 per cent due to high inflation, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s retirement living standards.
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NewsTPR rejects claim of having pressured schemes into LDI
The Pensions Regulator has pushed back against a suggestion put to the watchdog by MPs that it pressured some pension schemes towards liability-driven investments, when they did not think LDI was appropriate for them.
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NewsRailways Pension Scheme manager updates voting policy
On the go: Railpen, the manager of the £35bn Railways Pension Scheme, has introduced new voting policies on cyber security, climate transition and biodiversity, and mental health for its 2023 annual meeting season.
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NewsFCA bans third-party dashboard consumer charges
The Financial Conduct Authority will prohibit third parties from charging customers for services linked to pensions dashboards as part of its regulatory framework for the initiative.
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Opinion
Staying O:pen to diversity and inclusion
Travers Smith partner Andy Lewis details the benefits of fostering diversity and inclusion in the pensions industry and the contribution made by a new cross-industry initiative.
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NewsSwitching providers too difficult for employers, DWP finds
Companies rarely switch pension providers as the process is too onerous, the Department for Work and Pensions has discovered.