All Trafalgar House articles – Page 2
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Features
Hounslow drops Capita and heads for West Yorks
The £991m London Borough of Hounslow Pension Fund will enter into an administrative partnership with the West Yorkshire Pension Fund following the imminent conclusion of its contract with third-party administrator Capita.
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Opinion
Think long-term when refreshing your scheme’s admin strategy
The word ‘strategy’ is most commonly associated with investment or derisking; rarely is any consideration given to a scheme’s administration strategy.
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Features
BMA rebukes NHSE and Capita over admin 'fiasco'
The British Medical Association – the trade union and professional association for doctors and medical students – has been lobbying for improvements to the administration of the NHS Pension Scheme after member complaints and a motion by GPs last year to address issues with third-party administrator Capita.
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Opinion
How can being transgender affect your workplace pension?
Analysis: The Department for Work and Pensions has updated its guidance on the effect of acquired gender recognition on pension benefits.
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Features
Delivering the ill health pension
Any other business: Illness is an unconventional path to a pension transfer. But for the thousands of employees every year rendered unable to work through sickness, surviving financially through the mercy of an early pension might make all the difference.
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News
BT scheme cuts TPA contract short to pull admin in-house
The BT Pension Scheme is moving the administration for its 300,000-member scheme in-house next year, not long into a contract extension with a third-party provider.
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Features
MNOPF steers towards buy-in and DC merger
As derisking plans accelerate and sponsors seek to reduce the volatility of defined benefit scheme deficits, buy-ins are becoming increasingly attractive.
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Features
Teachers’ Pensions gets slammed over admin
Teachers’ Pensions, which runs the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, has been criticised by its members over its perceived poor service delivery, as experts highlight the limitations of relying on online servicing.
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News
Large scheme admin transitions show need for careful planning
Administration system transitions can be risky, but this has not stopped one of the industry’s largest taking place next month, while other schemes are outsourcing their services in an increasingly competitive environment for in-house teams.
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Features
Nottinghamshire to create portals for improved admin
The Nottinghamshire County Council Pension Fund is implementing portals for both employers and members as part of a push to improve administration across the scheme.
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News
PLSA proposes national retirement income targets
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has suggested the introduction of Australian-style national retirement income targets in its latest consultation paper.
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Features
South Yorks fines employers for late contribution returns
The South Yorkshire Pensions Authority has witnessed an improvement in its service delivery, following the launch of a new pensions administration strategy which allows it to fine tardy participating employers.
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Features
SSE wipes off £1.2bn of longevity risk
FTSE 100 energy company SSE has completed £1.2bn of longevity risk hedging for two of its defined benefit pension schemes, comprised of two buy-ins and longevity swaps with separate insurers.
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Opinion
Why do well-funded small schemes struggle to reach buyout?
There are 1m members spread across 5,000 small defined benefit schemes, each with fewer than 1,000 members. Of this number, only a small fraction – around 9 per cent – are still active.
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Features
Outsourcing admin: What to look out for
Analysis: Outsourcing pensions administration or transitioning to a different provider can be a complicated and time-consuming process. What steps can trustees take to smooth the journey?
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Opinion
Admin transitions: Avoid the sting in the tail
Changing pension administrator is usually a long time in the making. How long the process takes can vary widely, but it will always be measured in months.
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Opinion
NHS attacks put cyber security back on the agenda
Pensions administrators have urged schemes to review their cyber security arrangements and question their advisers' practices after the WannaCry ransomware targeted British organisations including the National Health Service.
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Features
Invensys attempts to reconcile GMPs delayed by HMRC
Slow responses from HM Revenue & Customs are delaying efforts by the Invensys Pension Scheme to reconcile guaranteed minimum pensions, the scheme’s trustees have told members.
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News
Delays in transfer value process threaten member outcomes
The Pensions Regulator has been asked to look at streamlining the process for providing cash equivalent transfer values, after complaints from advisers that delays in schemes providing necessary information meant members were missing out.
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News
LGPS gets LTA and AA modelling tools, but tax complexity limits benefits
The Local Government Pension Scheme has introduced a check tool for members as the lifetime and annual allowances complicate life for those with large defined benefit pensions and higher salaries.
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