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NewsMansion House reforms: Trustee capabilities come under scrutiny as consultation period opens
The ability of pension trustees to fulfil their legal obligations is being reviewed and follows pension reforms outlined by the Chancellor earlier this week.
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NewsChancellor’s Mansion House pension reforms will 'unlock £75bn a year'
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt launched his 'Mansion House Reforms', which included plans to unlock the collective potential of UK pension schemes to invest in the UK economy and boost returns for savers.
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NewsMansion House reforms: Pension industry warns Jeremy Hunt against 'well-intentioned but hasty' reforms
The Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a package of reforms aimed at using the collective power of pension funds to reinvigorate the UK economy.
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NewsUK economy: Hunt to announce wide-reaching reforms as pension providers commit to PE and early stage investments
In his first Mansion House Speech, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is expected to unveil plans to create pension ‘super funds’ with the aim of boosting investment in the UK economy.
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NewsBudget 2023: LGPS must move faster on asset consolidation
The government is challenging Local Government Pension Scheme funds in England and Wales to move further and faster on consolidating assets, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in the spring Budget on March 15.
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NewsDWP to announce DC reforms amid cost of living crisis
The Department for Work and Pensions will be announcing a series of reforms to defined contribution saving, in an attempt to curtail the impact of the cost of living crisis.
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News‘Nightmare’ inflation eases slightly to 10.5%
On the go: The rate of inflation dropped slightly in December as the price of fuel and clothing eased. However, concerns are growing that wage rises are embedding inflation into the economy.
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NewsInflation slows to 10.7% in November
On the go: The rate of inflation dropped slightly to 10.7 per cent in November, driven by a decrease in the price of fuels and secondhand cars.
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NewsRules to remove DC charge cap fees due in the new year
The government will lay regulations to remove fees from the defined contribution charge cap early next year, one of a number of pensions-related proposals included in the reforms aimed at improving the competitiveness of the UK’s financial services sector.
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NewsState pension age review to be published next year
On the go: The state pension age review will be published in early 2023, the chancellor has said.
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NewsHunt declines to commit to state pension inflation uprating
On the go: Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt has told the chair of the work and pensions select committee that “there are difficult decisions to be made” in response to a request that social security benefits and state pensions be uprated in April 2023 in line with the consumer price index inflation rate recorded in September 2022.
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NewsMel Stride appointed work and pensions secretary
On the go: Prime minister Rishi Sunak has appointed Mel Stride as the new secretary of state for work and pensions.
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NewsLabour ‘should bring in workplace pension for self-employed’
On the go: A future Labour government should look to establish a workplace pension for self-employed workers, a centre-left think tank has said.
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NewsBoE acted to prevent a gilt market ‘fire sale’, MPs told
The Bank of England had no choice but to intervene in the gilt markets, having received signals from pension funds that a “fire sale” may occur, BoE deputy governor for financial stability Sir Jon Cunliffe has told MPs.
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NewsTruss commits to pensions triple lock as inflation hits 10.1%
Prime minister Liz Truss has confirmed that the triple lock will be maintained, even as September’s figures showed inflation rising to 10.1 per cent.
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NewsKwarteng out as LDI derivative losses set to hit £149bn
Market moves: Liz Truss sacks Kwasi Kwarteng, with Jeremy Hunt installed as chancellor; JPMorgan estimates market-to-market losses from liability-driven investment derivatives could hit $167bn (£149bn); and schemes rush to prepare as the Bank of England ends its bond-buying programme.
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NewsBurghart announced as minister for pensions and growth
On the go: Alex Burghart MP has been confirmed as minister for pensions and growth at the Department for Work and Pensions
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NewsNew ‘pensions minister’ grilled on AE expansion and tax reform
Alex Burghart, the new parliamentary undersecretary of state at the Department for Work and Pensions, has suggested he is keen to see auto-enrolment expanded to cover emergency savings pots.
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NewsGovt to fix NHS inflation link and mandate pensions recycling
The government will be correcting pension rules regarding inflation and will mandate NHS trusts to offer pensions recycling by 2023, as part of its bid to prevent punitive pension rules from encouraging workers to leave the NHS.
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NewsDerbyshire among funds at risk in £138mn solar farm scandal
The Derbyshire Pension Fund is among a number of public sector institutions with members’ money invested in a scandal-hit council investment project that has seen £138mn in public money go missing.