All small pots articles
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News
How the government plans to consolidate small pension pots
Pension schemes will have to be able to facilitate automatic consolidation of pension pots smaller than £1,000 from 2030, under proposals set out by the government today.
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In Depth
In Depth: 40% of master trust memberships could consolidate, study finds
A major data exercise carried out by some of the UK’s biggest master trusts has shed light on the challenges of consolidating small pension pots and rolling out pension dashboards.
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News
Pensions minister targets growth, better retirement outcomes
The government’s extensive policy reforms anticipated in the Pension Schemes Bill will deliver “the growth the country needs and the security in retirement that savers deserve”, according to pensions minister Emma Reynolds.
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News
Innovation Interviews: Penny probes for lost pension pots
Fintech startup Penny’s head of pensions David Henderson explains how an app set up by two brothers has now helped reunite hundreds of users with more than £300m of ‘lost’ pensions.
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News
Industry doubts prospect of success of Mansion House reforms
Less than a third of pension industry professionals believe the Mansion House reforms will be effective, according to the Pensions Management Institute (PMI).
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Opinion
How do you solve a problem like small pension pots?
The lifetime provider model may not be the answer to the rising number of small pots, but the industry still needs to solve this growing problem, as Bernard Casey and Noel Whiteside explore.
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News
Pot for life could threaten auto-enrolment success, warns ABI
Employer survey shows companies are concerned about the potential negative impact on staff pension outcomes.
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News
Think tank praises ‘pot for life’ plans
The SMF’s latest briefing note features an appeal from the pensions minister calling for views from industry experts.
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Opinion
‘Pot for life’: what are the knock-on effects?
Proponents and critics need to fully understand the likely impacts and update their arguments to address them.
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News
Solution to both small pots issue and pension dashboard 'desperately needed'
With many over-55s having no idea what their pension is worth, and many lacking clear financial strategies for their retirement, the need for solutions is more desperate than ever, two pieces of research have revealed.
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Opinion
Small pots plan deserves some praise
When the Department for Work and Pension’s (DWP) consultation on how to solve the small pots problem closed, it was followed by criticism of the department’s solution.
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News
Mansion House reforms build momentum behind CDC
Collective defined contribution (CDC) is proving the most popular of the Mansion House ‘reforms’, with more than a third (36%) of trustees and sponsors finding it the most attractive, according to Aon.
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News
SPP: Decumulation reforms must build on successes of auto enrolment policies
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has issued feedback to the the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s consultations on small pots and helping savers understanding their pension choices/decumulation.
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Opinion
Lessons from down under: Could a clearing house solve the small pots issue?
The case for giving members more choice with their pensions is gathering pace in the UK, argues Richard Wilson.
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News
Mansion House reforms: Pension innovation, reformation or mess?
As the pensions industry digests the impact of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's announcements in his Mansion House Speech, there are already concerns being voiced over the speed and scope of the proposed and planned changes.
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News
Small pots consultation: 'Pot for life' approach seen as long-term solution
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched an eight-week consultation after a call for evidence which flagged up a multiple consolidator approach as a possible solution to the issue of deferred small pots.
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News
Trott: Underperforming schemes to ‘improve, consolidate or exit’
Pensions minister Laura Trott has said pension schemes that are underperforming will need to act and either “improve, consolidate or exit the market”.
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News
DWP 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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News
DWP 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.