http://www.professionalpensions.com/ Latest from Professional Pensions en-us web@incisivemedia.com Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:28:23 +0100 GMT 15 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811788 Prysmian Cable workers are set be balloted on amendments to the company’s defined benefit pension scheme, it has been revealed. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:27:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811788 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811784 Standard Life has extended the range of investment options available for its individual, group and wrap self-invested personal pension plans. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811784 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811485 National Association of Pension Funds workplace education service Pensionsforce has launched a website to help employers and employees plan for retirement. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811485 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811300 DEMANDING higher contribution rates from sponsoring employers is not the answer to weathering the storm of current market volatility, an industry expert warns. Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:26:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811300 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811136 Tube Lines workers and Rail, Maritime and Transport members will not be transferred into the Transport for London defined benefit pension scheme, the contractor says. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:10:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811136 http://www.professionalpensions.com/811123 INCREASING numbers of people of state pension age claiming means tested benefits and the weakening economic climate will affect the launch of personal accounts, Scottish Life says. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/811123 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810886 MANY schemes are beginning to look at governance software to help improve trustee effectiveness, eShare claims. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:22:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810886 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810883 INCREASING longevity, market volatility and rising inflation are the biggest threats to saving for retirement, new research from MetLife Europe shows. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810883 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810733 MOVES to enforce a 50pc member-nominated trustee requirement will push sponsors towards offloading defined benefit pension schemes, employers warn. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:23:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810733 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810732 COMPANIES face a dramatic increase in workload following the introduction of personal accounts, Origen warns. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:19:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810732 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810708 WOOLWORTHS turned down a proposal by Iceland to buy its retail division partly because of scheme issues. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:43:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810708 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810571 LAST Thursday, [ITAL]Professional Pensions[/ITAL] revealed The Pensions Regulator had removed authority for 29 pension schemes from an independent trustee firm. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:02:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810571 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810500 SCOTTISH police forces are facing a recruitment freeze due to pension fund deficits. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:04:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810500 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810314 The financial health of companies is directly linked to risk and how it is managed, Hewitt Associates say. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:44:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810314 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810310 The Pensions Advisory Service and the Pensions Management Institute are to work together to provide information on personal accounts, PP can reveal. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810310 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810316 GP pensions will not be up-rated to reflect income increases between 2006 and 2008, the British Medical Association says. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810316 http://www.professionalpensions.com/810077 TRUSTEES are most concerned about buyouts and the future of defined contribution, research by the University of Edinburgh Business School and Aberdeen Asset Managers reveals. Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:30:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/810077 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809816 Some 4.15 million people of state pension age are being forced to claim key government benefits in a bid to make ends meet, latest government figures reveal. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:43:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809816 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809813 Industrial action has been temporarily halted at Prysmian Cables after trade union Unite and the company agreed to restart talks on pensions. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:29:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809813 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809735 SOME 32pc of pension schemes admit that conflicts of interest could arise from finance directors of sponsoring companies acting as trustees, Trustee GAAPS research reveals. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:51:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809735 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809741 Less than a third of 50 to 65-year-olds want to stop working whey they reach retirement age despite thinking they could afford to, Aegon research shows. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809741 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809524 Prudential is to use postcodes as an additional risk factor for annuities, Hargreaves Lansdown says. Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:54:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809524 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809268 ESTABLISHING a group self-invested personal pension can make it easier for senior employees to satisfy company shareholding requirements, Watson Wyatt says. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:19:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809268 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809278 MORE than 13 million people have never reviewed their pension plans, research from Baring Asset Management shows. Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809278 http://www.professionalpensions.com/809066 Trustee champion Brian Holden has rejected claims that increasing regulatory pressures are making the role too complex for unpaid trustees. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 15:30:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/809066 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808990 Trade union GMB has accepted the British Airline Pilots’ Association’s closure of its defined benefit pension scheme. Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:24:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808990 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808840 The credit crunch has created unprecedented opportunities for the insured buyout market and businesses looking to clear pension liabilities from balance sheets, Aon Consulting says. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 15:04:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808840 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808720 The government must honour its commitment to enforcing a minimum of 50pc member-nominated trustees on scheme boards, the Occupational Pensioners’ Alliance urges. Thu, 7 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808720 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808357 THE National Association of Pension Funds has launched a service to provide information and support to financial directors involved in their organisation’s occupational scheme. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:48:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808357 http://www.professionalpensions.com/808338 FTSE100 company pension schemes have a net deficit of £41bn compared to a £12bn surplus in July last year, Lane Clark & Peacock figures show. Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 GMT http://www.professionalpensions.com/808338