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New GMP guidance stops short of clarifying rules around conversion
New guidance on guaranteed minimum pensions has clarified the tax implication of equalising past inequalities between men and women, but critics have said it leaves unaddressed important questions for schemes hoping to convert GMPs into regular scheme benefits.
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Provider nudges increase guidance uptake
On the go: A strong provider nudge drives three times more savers to seek pension guidance, trials arranged by the Money and Pensions Service have found.
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TPR touts tougher DB approach and shrinking DC universe
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has stated its ambitions to extend its direct supervision of schemes and refocus on prompt transactions, after meeting the majority of its performance objectives over the past year.
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NewsGovernment ponders solutions to £17bn McCloud problem
The Treasury has set out two proposals for ending the discrimination between scheme members that resulted from its 2015 public sector pension reforms, with costs of unwinding its scheme changes estimated to cost £17bn.
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Govt’s ‘landmark’ pensions bill proceeds to Commons
On the go: The pension schemes bill, which includes rules for pension dashboards and new powers for the Pension Regulator, has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Lords.
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LGPS faced with huge McCloud admin challenge
On the go: Local Government Pension Scheme administering authorities urgently need to carry out impact assessments to clarify how many of their members fall under the scope of the McCloud judgment, according to Aon.
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Trend towards master trusts continues apace
On the go: The rate at which FTSE 250 companies move to master trusts as their main defined contribution vehicle is set to accelerate over the next two years, according to a new report from Willis Towers Watson.
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£4m lost to new forms of large-scale fraud
On the go: Fraudsters are targeting investors with new, innovative and large-scale scams, according to a report by the Investment Association published today.
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TPR’s fast-track proposal 'risks levelling down by employers'
Actuaries have expressed concern that the Pensions Regulator’s proposal of a ‘fast-track’ route for compliance, with its expectations on defined benefit funding, could spur market-leading employers to level down their approach.
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Pensions Ombudsman unhappy with FOS overlap
Pensions Ombudsman Anthony Arter believes the current overlap with the Financial Ombudsman Service should be addressed as the current stance is “confusing and not satisfactory”.
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Nissan workers protest against DB scheme closure
On the go: Workers at Nissan’s Sunderland plant will stage a socially distanced protest on Saturday against the carmaker’s proposal to close its defined benefit scheme.
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Volunteer schemes and providers to test pensions dashboards
On the go: The Pensions Dashboards Programme is planning to start extensive testing with individuals, dashboard providers, and volunteer pension providers and schemes, after it publishes a first version of the pensions dashboards data standards this autumn.
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PodcastsPodcast: Pension schemes bill could have ‘unintended consequences’
Podcast: The pension schemes bill defines criminal offences so broadly that it could have “unintended consequences” for the running of pension schemes, potentially stifling legitimate corporate activity. Tiffany Tsang, Local Government Pension Scheme and defined benefit policy lead at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association, and Eversheds Sutherland partner Jeremy Goodwin both agree that more clarity is needed, in an episode also covering fallout from the passage of the insolvency bill, the launch of the Make My Money Matter campaign, and a 16th century pension scheme bailout.
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Environment Agency scheme takes aim at private equity ESG failings
When BBC sports presenter Gary Lineker took to Twitter after the Make My Money Matter campaign launch to say he “hadn’t even contemplated that investment into our pensions could be so questionable. Will be asking questions now, though”, he manifested the point and the goal of the campaign: most people have a vision for the future, but very few realise the power of pensions in realising it.
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Formal superfunds authorisation could take 5 years
The Pensions Regulator anticipates that it could take five years for the government to put in place a statutory authorisation framework to oversee defined benefit superfunds, as it looks ahead to publishing specific guidance for trustees considering a transfer to the new vehicles.
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Pension superfunds could hinder insurers’ businesses
On the go: UK pension superfunds could encroach on life insurers’ bulk purchase annuity market, as the new consolidation vehicles may present employers with a more affordable alternative, according to Fitch Ratings.
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Insolvency bill retains potential to damage DB schemes
Government attempts to mitigate the risk its new insolvency legislation poses to defined benefit pension schemes have only been partly successful, and company moratoriums could still see schemes lose out on valuable contributions, experts have said.
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Widespread industry support for regulator’s Covid-19 response
On the go: Industry professionals are “overwhelmingly positive” about the Pensions Regulator’s response to Covid-19, though they remain pessimistic about future prospects, according to a report from the Pensions Management Institute.
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Regulator to focus on protecting savers amid Covid-19
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has said it will prioritise protecting savers during the coronavirus pandemic, as well as supporting schemes to continue to deliver benefits.
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OECD encourages regulators to be flexible in response to pandemic
On the go: Policymakers should allow for regulatory flexibility in their approach to recovery plans to make sure that people saving for retirement stay the course during the Covid-19 crisis, the OECD has recommended.