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Professional Pensions | 17 May 2013 | 12:58
Contributors were sceptical as to whether social media could provide information to improve scheme governance. Although more than three out of ten thought it unwise to ignore this data, almost half of contributors thought trustees should do just that.
The number of scheme members contacting call centres for information about their pensions has grown significantly over the last year, says Equiniti Paymaster.
Professional Pensions | 16 May 2013 | 12:21
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has taking a significant step to bringing member services in-house, awarding a ten-year contract to administration software provider Civica.
Professional Pensions | 13 May 2013 | 12:42
More than two thirds of respondents believe the cost of equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs) will exceed the monetary risks posed.
Professional Pensions | 10 May 2013 | 13:15
Most Buzz respondents were fairly relaxed over the exit fees charged by some third party administrators (TPAs). Although 28% of contributors said these were impeding trustees who wanted to switch providers, 34% said this was not the case.
Professional Pensions | 10 May 2013 | 13:12
The government has made several changes to the pensions tax relief regime, most recently bringing the annual allowance (AA) from £50,000 to £40,000 and the lifetime allowance (LTA) from £1.5m to £1.25m.
Professional Pensions |
07 May 2013 | 12:00 | 
The latest batch of company results has shown some of the firms reverting to the new IAS19 accounting standard for employee benefits, with some significant impacts.
Professional Pensions |
07 May 2013 | 11:42 |
The industry has spent “millions” on inadequate technology and must take it “more seriously” in order to improve member experience, says an IT specialist.
Professional Pensions | 02 May 2013 | 07:00
The impending Pensions Administration Standard Association (PASA) code of conduct on transfers is likely to ban administrators from withholding manual calculation sheets when schemes change providers, PP understands.
Professional Pensions | 02 May 2013 | 07:00
Pension transfers have seen a 42% rise year on year, according to Origo.
Professional Pensions | 01 May 2013 | 16:38
More than half of Buzz respondents were concerned that service level agreements used to monitor the performance of third-party administrators focused too heavily on response times. But a quarter of contributors were happy with how SLAs were used.
Professional Pensions | 26 Apr 2013 | 11:26
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced its intention to amend the disclosure of information regulations attached with occupational and personal pension schemes.
Professional Pensions |
23 Apr 2013 | 12:07 |
Providers, consultants and actuaries have regularly asserted that an auto-enrolment ‘crunch point’ looms somewhere between this spring and autumn.
Professional Pensions |
23 Apr 2013 | 11:54 |
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