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Comment: Clarity, not legislation

Professional Pensions | 23 Feb 2012 | 08:00 To read this article you must be a subsriber

I spent much of last week on holiday in the eternal city of Rome – well away from the world of UK occupational pensions, or at least, so I thought.

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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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EIOPA advice on Solvency II for schemes to be published later

The European Insurance Occupational Pensions Authority will today publish its advice to the European Commission on plans to integrate Solvency II rules into pan-European pension regulations.

Professional Pensions | 15 Feb 2012 | 11:55

OTHER TUC ARTICLES

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Solvency II will kill DB schemes and bankrupt British firms

Solvency II will force all remaining defined benefit schemes to close and could lead to significant job losses as UK companies fold, lobby groups warn.

Professional Pensions | 13 Feb 2012 | 10:39

Brendan Barber is TUC general secretary

Low earning women excluded from AE by trigger changes

Up to 2 million women could miss out on being auto-enrolled if the government moves to peg the auto-enrolment trigger to the income tax threshold, the TUC warns.

Professional Pensions | 07 Feb 2012 | 12:52

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Amended auto-enrolment regulations published

Revisions to the regulations governing automatic enrolment have been released following the conclusion of a Department for Work and Pensions consultation.

Professional Pensions | 01 Feb 2012 | 15:25

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LGPS negotiators begin series of crunch meetings

Unions and local government employers will meet early next week to kick off three months’ of intense talks designed to produce a new Local Government Pension Scheme.

Professional Pensions | 05 Jan 2012 | 08:00

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Government and unions agree ‘way forward’ on LGPS

Government and unions have reached agreement on reforms to the Local Government Pension Scheme following emergency talks yesterday afternoon.

Professional Pensions | 22 Dec 2011 | 13:25

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Ministers lay out LGPS reforms after union deal

Ministers have outlined their plans for the future of the local government pension scheme after employers and unions brokered a framework agreement on how to implement Lord Hutton’s reforms.

Professional Pensions | 20 Dec 2011 | 10:19

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Industry and union disappointed with auto-enrolment delay

The government’s delay to the auto-enrolment timetable has been met with dismay from the pensions industry and trade unions.

Professional Pensions | 28 Nov 2011 | 16:43

TUC reignites collective DC debate

Industry and government must reopen the debate on collective defined contribution schemes to give members better value on costs and risk sharing, the TUC urges.

Professional Pensions | 24 Nov 2011 | 08:00

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Unions release Bryan Ferry classic before pension protest

Trade unionists have released a cover of the Bryan Ferry classic "Let's Stick Together" in a bid to gather support for strikes against public sector pension cuts.

Professional Pensions | 22 Nov 2011 | 11:30

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ETV take-up plummets 
on minister comments

Warnings over enhanced transfer value offers have led to a significant drop off in the number of employees taking them up, industry figures say.

Professional Pensions | 17 Nov 2011 | 08:00

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