All value for money articles – Page 2
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OpinionABI: Supporting the ‘Pay Your Pension Some Attention’ campaign
It’s Pensions Awareness Week, and Emily-Mae Collins of the Association of British Insurers outlines the many positive intiatives that will help consumers pay their pension some attention.
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NewsBad app experiences could hit VfM assessments, research warns
With customer service set to form a major part of Value for Money assessments, new research shows that there is still much for DC providers to do to improve their digital interfaces.
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NewsNext ‘value for money’ consultation to come later this year, FCA says
The Financial Conduct Authority, the Pensions Regulator, and the Department for Work and Pensions are planning a further consultation on the Value for Money framework later this year.
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In DepthAmendment Watch: What changes are being proposed to the Pension Schemes Bill?
More than 270 amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill have been put forward for consideration by the parliamentary committee scrutinising the draft legislation. Pensions Expert looks at some of the most significant proposals.
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NewsPension funds bring in Australian ratings firm to support value for money work
SuperRatings – which assesses Australian superannuation funds – attended an industry event to help UK pension funds and regulators develop this country’s value for money regime.
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NewsEmployers pledge to ‘prioritise value over cost’ ahead of adequacy review
More than 20 major employers have committed to prioritising pension value over cost, in a move designed to improve outcomes for millions of UK workers.
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News‘Game changer’: Pension Schemes Bill laid before parliament
The government will today introduce the much-anticipated Pension Schemes Bill to parliament, setting the stage for a wide-ranging and ambitious overhaul of workplace pensions in the UK.
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In DepthIn Depth: How the FCA will regulate pensions over the next five years
The financial services watchdog has published its latest five-year strategy, pledging to become a more flexible, predictable and efficient organisation.
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OpinionPension transfers: A year of lessons and the road ahead
People’s Partnership CEO Patrick Heath-Lay addresses the substantial problems that the industry faces regarding pension transfers.
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NewsConsolidation pushes number of DC schemes below 1,000
The Pensions Regulator’s push towards “fewer, larger schemes” is having an impact as large DC funds – including master trusts – increase their dominance.
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OpinionBreaking up is hard to do: Managing master trust moves
With the Value for Money regime on the horizon, Sackers senior counsel Emma Martin explores how trustees and employers can navigate changing master trust provider.
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NewsOutlook 2025: The pensions industry’s wishlist for the new year
Pensions Expert spoke to six major industry groups to find out what they want to see happen in 2025, from the Pensions Review and the Pension Schemes Bill to trustee powers and improvements to member outcomes.
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OpinionA pension scheme consolidation wishlist
The Association of British Insurers’ Rob Yuille outlines the changes that are needed to make consolidation a success in the trust-based and contract-based worlds.
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OpinionHoping for clarity on Value for Money
The Society of Pension Professionals’ Brian McBride sets out the organisation’s views on how to improve the proposed Value for Money framework.
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NewsOpperman: Consolidation needs to be harder, better, faster, stronger
Former pensions minister Guy Opperman has called for workplace pensions consolidation to be accelerated and extended to include commercial providers and even regulators.
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NewsValue for Money plans not set in stone, say regulators
The FCA and TPR are open to changing their planned ‘red-amber-green’ model for the Value for Money framework as the consultation process continues.
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OpinionEditor's notes: Managing the 'Daily Mail' risk
Getting Value for Money right will take plenty of time, consideration and collaboration. Making sure it’s communicated properly can’t be ignored.
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OpinionPlanning a route to better DC outcomes
Why did the pension trustee cross the road? To catch a bus, but also to demonstrate attitudes to risk, as Maggie Rodger of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees explains.
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NewsTPR grows investment team and vows to ‘probe’ strategies
The Pensions Regulator has set out its expectations for trustees’ investment strategies and decision-making, as schemes face increased pressure to allocate to UK assets.
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NewsWhat TPR wants from Value for Money consultation
The regulator has called for industry input on measures of service quality and forward-looking performance metrics to build out its Value for Money framework.