All articles by Samantha Downes – Page 4
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NewsAPPT: Trustee accreditation scheme 'fit for purpose'
In its report the Association of Profession Pension Trustees (APPT) said its accreditation scheme was pitched at an appropriate level and fit for purpose if accreditation was made mandatory.
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NewsPPF 7800 Index: Inflation 'dip' and equity rally helps to boost pension surplus by £9.1bn
The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased to £446bn at the end of July 2023, compared to £437bn the previous month.
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NewsWho has got the UK's biggest pension pot?
One UK saver is sitting on a pension fund of £11m according to wealth manager RBC Brewin Dolphin.
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NewsFour fifths of defined benefit scheme trustees expect BPA deal within five years
Four fifths of defined benefit pension scheme trustees expect to approach an insurer about de-risking within five years with 86 per cent of trustees anticipate their scheme approaching an insurer for a bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction within the next five years.
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NewsNEST to invest back in gilts, according to reports
One of the largest UK pension funds is to invest back in gilts, according to newspaper reports.
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NewsPension savers 'lose over £600 a year' by not shopping around for an annuity
A healthy 75-year-old buying an annuity with a £50,000 pension could expect about £4,720 income each year for the rest of their life from the most competitive provider compared to £4,070 from the least competitive.
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NewsRoyal London: Pensions new business helps profits rise 16 per cent
Growth in workplace pensions new business contributions and increased expected returns on its assets helped Royal London's operating profit before tax rise 16 per cent to £127m year on year during the first half of 2023.
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NewsA third of DC pension members 'have no idea' how much they have saved
A third of savers contributing to a defined contribution scheme have no idea how much is in their pension pot, according to analysis of FCA data by consultancy Broadstone.
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NewsDWP and state pension: Contracted-out members reminded of inflation timebomb
Savers who contracted out of the state pension are being warned that the guaranteed part of their pot, may not keep up with inflation.
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OpinionDB CETVs: Spectre of mini budget and gilt crisis weighs on transfer requests
The three month period ending June 2023 was the third lowest quarter for transfer value activity, only beating two previous sector impacted by extraordinary market volatility - the second quarter of 2020 - the first pandemic lockdown - and the fourth quarter of 2022 after the 'mini-budget' fiasco, according to Barnett Waddingham.
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NewsHigh Court supports trustee’s petition to wind up Biwater scheme sponsors
The High Court has supported the decision by the trustee of the Biwater Retirement and Security Scheme to petition to wind up the scheme’s sponsoring employers.
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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.