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NewsYoungest ever accredited trustee calls for industry to embrace tech
Lewis Drew, the UK’s youngest ever accredited pension trustee, has urged the industry to embrace technology in order to catch up with other financial services sectors.
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NewsPublic sector scheme members get retirement calculator
On the go: The Government Actuary’s Department has released an online tool designed to help public sector scheme members better understand their options for benefits and retirement.
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NewsNorfolk Pension Fund takes Apple to court over losses
A court in California has granted Norfolk County Council’s petition, on behalf of the Norfolk Pension Fund, to be named lead representative in a class action lawsuit against Apple over alleged securities fraud.
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OpinionGetting the under-30s ready for retirement
Penfold’s co-founder Chris Eastwood explains how young people can be enticed to start saving into a pension by using technology and offering a system that allows for stop-start savers.
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NewsStrong start is key to dashboards success, study finds
On the go: The pensions dashboards initiative needs to hit the ground running and offer a comprehensive ‘find and view’ service from its point of launch in order to maximise its chances of success, according to Ipsos Mori research.
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NewsPLSA flags dashboard issues as project announces potential partners
On the go: The Pensions Dashboards Programme has partnered with three commercial dashboard providers with which to work during its initial testing phase, while the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has published an A-Z guide highlighting 26 key issues that it believes are required to make the dashboards project a success.
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NewsDashboards programme ‘on track’ amid industry concerns
The pensions dashboards project is expected to remain on track to meet its publicised timeline, the programme’s principal Chris Curry told a Work and Pensions Committee hearing on Wednesday, amid industry concerns that the existing timeline is not feasible.
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NewsSmart Pension platform raises £165m in funding
On the go: Smart, the platform provider behind master trust Smart Pension, has raised £165m in a funding round, with the goal to expand its business in different territories.
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NewsEastman schemes appoint WTW as fiduciary manager
On the go: The Eastman Chemical Company’s three UK defined benefit pension schemes have selected Willis Towers Watson as their fiduciary manager and awarded a combined actuarial and administration services contract to WTW’s OneDB service.
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OpinionThe answer to climate change is more primary investment
Thinking Ahead Institute’s co-head Tim Hodgson explains why asset owners should target primary investments, such as renewable energy and negative emissions technologies, to tackle climate change
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NewsMPs call on government to mandate anti-scam intelligence sharing
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have called on the government to beef up anti-scam intelligence sharing via legislation, amid warnings tech giants are profiting from pension scam adverts.
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NewsPensions dashboards’ 2023 target ‘under threat’
The target date of 2023 for the introduction of the pensions dashboards is under threat from a lack of clarity in several key areas, the Society of Pension Professionals has warned.
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PodcastsPodcast: Uber decision poses challenges for master trust sector
Podcast: For master trusts, onboarding gig economy workers who could be entitled to a pension following the Supreme Court’s Uber verdict is not as simple as it may sound. Hymans Robertson’s Patrick Bloomfield, partner, and senior DC investment consultant Victoria Panormo unpack the problem, in an episode also covering the Pensions Regulator’s draft criminal powers policy, and the Department for Work and Pensions’ climate risk consultation.
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OpinionNew green finance centre to bring robust ESG metrics
University of Leeds Professor Iain Clacher, who is leading on pensions and asset management work at the new Centre for Greening Finance and Investment, explains how the new body will allow financial institutions to access scientifically robust climate and environmental data.
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Trustees demand greater access to technology to support their role
On the go: The coronavirus pandemic has seen off the quarterly meeting cycle, with 80 per cent of trustees agreeing that ad hoc and online meetings are the way forward, according to new research.
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OpinionSchemes must stay safe as cyber threat heightens
Editor’s blog: “When, not if.” A stark warning from the Pensions Regulator over the threat that cyber crime poses to pensions, if a little obfuscatory given an attack on an administrator had already been launched a few days earlier.
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OpinionThe dawn of continuous governance
The pensions industry’s reaction to Covid-19 has ushered in an era of professionalism and frequent monitoring that should arguably have always been the status quo, writes Ross Trustees’ Roger Mattingly.
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DB trustees spend 3,000 days a year processing inefficiencies
On the go: Defined benefit pension scheme trustees cumulatively spend 3,000 days each year monitoring processes that could be avoided by adopting a technology-led approach, new analysis shows.
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NewsNews UK partners with Scottish Widows on pension app testing
Newspaper publisher News UK is collaborating with Scottish Widows on the testing of a new member app, as the pensions industry counts the cost of its failed attempts to boost engagement.
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OpinionPensions technology hampered by underinvestment in data
We shop and bank online, receive our Amazon deliveries by drone and sign up to challenger banks like Monzo via apps. Comparatively, pensions administration remains steadfastly behind the curve, writes the Pensions Administration Standards Association’s Girish Menezes.