All articles by Samantha Downes – Page 4
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OpinionA woman's right to a decent pension
There is only so much the pensions industry can take on when it comes to society's wider problems, although encouraging more of us to save into a pension is a start writes Pensions Expert's editor Samantha Downes.
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NewsRetirement advice: Fewer than one in five savers used Pension Wise
Less than a quarter of over 55s who had started accessing their pension took advantage of the government's free, independent and impartial guidance service Pension Wise, the Financial Conduct Authority has revealed.
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NewsRailpen awards £2bn credit mandate to Neuberger Berman
Railpen, one of the largest pension funds in the UK, has awarded a £2bn mandate to manage a liquid multi-asset credit strategy to Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, and employee-owned investment manager.
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NewsAuto enrolment: Could removal of £10k trigger help low earners save more into a pension
A research report commissioned by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and carried out by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) looked at whether removing the £10,000 auto enrolment earnings trigger could help the UK's low earners save more into their pension.
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NewsPension schemes urged to get on board with ABI/PLSA #pensionattention campaign
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) will team up again this September to call on the public to pay their pension some attention.
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NewsConsumer duty: FCA's overhaul will force financial services companies to 'up their game'
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has introduced new rules which aim to crack down on poor customer service, offer better value for money and protect vulnerable customers.
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NewsTPR: Upper Tribunal upholds £1.87m Meghraj pension ruling
Following the Upper Tribunal's decision, Anant Shah, the former owner of the scheme’s employer, will be required to pay £1,875,403 into the Meghraj Group Pension Scheme.
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NewsK3, Just and Cartwright complete £7m buy-in with undisclosed food manufacturer
K3 Advisory, an independent bulk annuity and consolidator advisory business, and actuary and consultant Cartwright, have announced the successful completion of a £7m buy-in for the pension scheme of a company in the food manufacturing sector.
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NewsCanada Life completes first ever deferred member buy-in
An undisclosed pension scheme has insured the remaining benefits of its defined benefit pension scheme with Canada Life in a transaction worth £58m, following a competitive tender process run by Hymans Robertson.
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NewsPensions industry: Week in brief
LGPS staff are concerned about resources, according to an PLSA survey: while Broadstone predicts a bumper second half of the year for buyouts: questions over the FCA's consumer duty and a £200m property deal between SLIP and PIC, here's the news you may have missed this week.
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Standard Life completes £1.2bn buy-in with Mitchells & Butlers pension plan
Standard Life has completed a £1.2bn bulk purchase annuity transaction covering the 20,200-member strong Mitchells & Butlers pension plan.
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NewsPensions Management Institute elects new president
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has elected Robert Wakefield as president following it 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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People NewsNest CEO Helen Dean steps down
Helen Dean CBE, one of the architects of auto enrolment, is to step down as Nest CEO after nearly eight years in the role.
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NewsUSS: Private market allocation helps it shrug off rising inflation and market volatility
Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), one of the last defined benefit schemes open to new members, said market volatility, rising inflation and the war in Ukraine had made investment challenging in the year ending 31 March 2023.
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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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NewsCan pension funds afford to invest in private equity?
In his Mansion House speech Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled proposals to allocate at least five per cent of defined contribution default funds to unlisted companies by 2030, but are pension schemes ready to absorb the price of private equity.
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NewsPensions transfer scams on the increase
The number of people being approached unsolicited about transferring their pension increased in the second quarter of the year by five per cent, according to helpandadvice.co.uk.
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NewsConsumer duty: Advisers warn of fee increase
Almost a third of financial advisers expect their customer fees to increase as a result of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer duty.
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NewsPensions specialist gives up to £2,000 ‘cost of living’ support payment to all staff
Cartwright, an independent privately-owned pension actuarial, investment consulting, consultancy and administration firm has given all staff a one-off payment to help with the increasing cost of living.