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UK Pensions Awards 2013 - The Winners

Professional Pensions | 03 May 2013 | 06:27

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2013.

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Walking on a tightrope

Schemes walk investment ‘tightrope’ in PPF assessment period

Schemes fighting court cases are being forced to walk an investment “tightrope” in the Pension Protection Fund assessment period as they struggle to secure better than PPF-level benefits.

Professional Pensions | 18 Apr 2013 | 07:00

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Early staging employers may be hit by AE simplification

Employers who have reached their staging date or are preparing to go live in the coming months may be hit by the proposed simplification of auto-enrolment rules, industry figures have warned.

Professional Pensions | 13 Feb 2013 | 13:17 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Eversheds adds legal info to pensions app

Eversheds has launched version two of its interactive PC and iPhone app to include information on pensions law.

Professional Pensions | 02 Jan 2013 | 10:47 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Pot follows member is a ‘Trojan Horse’ – Johnson

Pot follows member is a “ruse” to impose higher quality standards on schemes and enforce mergers, according to Michael Johnson.

Professional Pensions | 13 Dec 2012 | 10:05 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Ageing baby boomers are ‘nothing to worry about’ - sociologist

Fears retiring baby boomers will monopolise resources and limit economic growth for future generations are “nothing to worry about”, according to sociologist Frank Ferudi.

Professional Pensions | 13 Dec 2012 | 10:03 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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£13m Ring scheme enters PPF after triggering four insolvencies

The £13m Ring pension scheme has entered the Pension Protection Fund, after trustees and advisers whittled down a list of over 40 companies to just four sponsors and triggered their insolvency.

Professional Pensions | 26 Nov 2012 | 13:12 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Ombudsman lacks consistency on benefit statement errors

Contradictory rulings from the Pensions Ombudsman will leave trustees uncertain how to handle member complaints about errors in their benefit statements, lawyers warn.

Professional Pensions | 07 Nov 2012 | 13:29 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Bridge Trustees appoints Delaney as chief exec

Bridge Trustees, the trustee arm of law firm Eversheds, has appointed Julia Delaney as chief trust executive.

Professional Pensions | 24 Oct 2012 | 16:55 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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DA can be useful workforce management tool: Eversheds

Employers considering moving fully to defined contribution should consider the benefits of defined ambition according to Eversheds pensions partner François Barker.

Professional Pensions | 22 Oct 2012 | 13:09 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Employers fear 10% payroll hike from auto-enrolment

Auto-enrolment could increase employers’ payroll costs by 10% according to research from Eversheds.

Professional Pensions | 21 Sep 2012 | 12:58 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

Former Labour minister John Hutton

Public sector schemes to change within 25 years

Reformed public sector pension schemes will have to undergo further changes within the next 25 years, undermining claims the settlement will last a generation, Lord Hutton says.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2012 | 08:00 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

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EC white paper ignores industry dissent over Solvency II

Europe’s latest white paper on pension provision has done little to allay fears for UK defined benefit schemes should Solvency II come into force.

Professional Pensions | 17 Feb 2012 | 11:35 | To read this article you must be a subsriber

Pensions library

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Good Practice Principles in Modelling Defined Contribution Pension Plans

The Pensions Institute provides 15 good practice principles in modelling defined contribution pension plans. These principles cover the issues such as: model specification and calibration, modelling quantifiable uncertainty, modelling member choices and modelling longevity risk.

 

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Don’t let it get out of hand: Keeping control of auto enrolment

After what has felt for many like an eternity, auto enrolment has finally arrived. As the UK's largest employers complete the process, now is an ideal time to consider some of the lessons learned so that employers with auto enrolment on the agenda for 2013, can avoid some of the pain and pitfalls that may occur along the way.

This whitepaper provides a checklist to ensure you are compliant with the new legislation.

 

 

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WSB Healthcare Select 2013

23 May 2013

London, UK

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The Pensions and Benefits Show 2013

12 Jun 2013

London, UK