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Clarity welcomed but gilt stance disappointing: the industry view

Professional Pensions | 03 May 2012 | 08:00

Rachel Dalton examines the industry response to the guidance.

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Analysis: Dodging a Budget bullet

Hannah Brenton looks at a Budget that avoided the worst expectations of the pensions industry.

Professional Pensions | 29 Mar 2012 | 08:00

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Comment: Lamb in stew over pensions

Nearly 17 million people tuned in to see the 25th anniversary edition of EastEnders in February 2010 where Stacey Slater admitted she was Archie Mitchell’s murderer – the culmination of a long-running plotline.

Professional Pensions | 15 Mar 2012 | 08:04 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Infrastructure platform to bypass construction risks

The Pension Infrastructure Platform is set to bypass construction risk and offer both debt and equity investment portions for UK investors, plan organisers say.

Professional Pensions | 08 Mar 2012 | 12:44

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Regulator must help schemes weather QE battering

Falling gilt yields have pushed schemes £90bn deeper into deficit since the second round of quantitative easing in October last year, the NAPF says.

Professional Pensions | 08 Mar 2012 | 06:00

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Savers’ confidence at lowest ebb

Savers’ faith in pensions has reached a record low, prompting fears the upcoming auto-enrolment reforms will flop, the National Association of Pension Funds says.

Professional Pensions | 07 Mar 2012 | 10:15

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Analysis: EIOPA advice still falls short

Jack Jones reports on industry reaction to Europe’s plans for UK pensions.

Professional Pensions | 23 Feb 2012 | 08:00

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Comment: No respite for beleaguered DB schemes

Defined benefit schemes are taking a beating right now, and there is no end in sight.

Professional Pensions | 16 Feb 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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EIOPA advice leaves door open for Solvency II for schemes

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has published its advice to the European Commission on plans to harmonise regulation and introduce stringent solvency requirements for pension schemes.

Professional Pensions | 15 Feb 2012 | 15:11

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Savers are being ripped off by ‘murky’ annuity market

Millions of workers are losing billions from their savings because of “sharp practice and murky pricing” in the annuity market, research claims.

Professional Pensions | 06 Feb 2012 | 09:57

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Comment: Bringing DB back to life

By and large, the ministerial pairing of Iain Duncan Smith and Steve Webb has delivered on much of what the coalition promised with regards to pensions.

Professional Pensions | 19 Jan 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

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Dramatic increase in pace of DB scheme closures

The decline of final salary defined benefit pension schemes has escalated dramatically over the past year, National Association of Pension Funds research shows.

Professional Pensions | 15 Dec 2011 | 12:18

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MPs claim NEST will be ‘nobbled’ by private providers

MPs have questioned the role of the National Employment Savings Trust since other master trust pension schemes have entered the market.

Professional Pensions | 09 Dec 2011 | 11:51

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