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Mercer urges government and HMRC to clarify GMP equalisation guidance
Mercer urges government and HMRC to clarify GMP equalisation guidance

The government must work with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the wider industry to clarify GMP equalisation uncertainties, Mercer says.

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  • 21 January 2021
LGPS funds see increase in claims over historic transfers
LGPS funds see increase in claims over historic transfers

Around two-thirds (77%) of Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds have received a claim relating to historic transfers over the past 12 months, according to Eversheds.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 12 January 2021
DWP urged to give pension funds a stronger steer on dashboard data
DWP urged to give pension funds a stronger steer on dashboard data

Schemes need more certainty over the data they will have to provide for dashboards, as the minister is expected to take a heavier stance in 2021, experts say.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 07 January 2021
Pension scheme cyber risk - the key challenges and who is responsible
Pension scheme cyber risk - the key challenges and who is responsible

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries' Patrick Kelliher and Vanessa Jaeger look at the key cyber risks faced by pension schemes, who is responsible for managing these risks, and how these risks may be managed.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 January 2021
Partner Insight: What is the cost of getting future-fit when it comes to pension technology?
Partner Insight: What is the cost of getting future-fit when it comes to pension technology?

The UK pensions sector is in dire need of a technology revolution – and there are plenty of forces at play to push and pull the industry into the 21st century.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 January 2021
2021 outlook: What's next for technology?
2021 outlook: What's next for technology?

After a year that took everyone by surprise, experts tell Professional Pensions what could be on the horizon for technology in 2021.

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  • 23 December 2020
Pensions dashboard data standards published; Opperman urges providers to prepare data
Pensions dashboard data standards published; Opperman urges providers to prepare data

The Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) has published key data standards which will underpin the initial technology used to allow savers to view their pensions.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 15 December 2020
Industry Voice: Legacy technology like a 'lead weight around the necks of pension providers'
Industry Voice: Legacy technology like a 'lead weight around the necks of pension providers'

When was the last time you received a bank statement in the post? Or visited a branch to pay a bill? In which year did you most recently queue up at a supermarket checkout with a cheque book and pen in hand?

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  • 15 December 2020
Trafalgar House launches pensions technical team
Trafalgar House launches pensions technical team

Pension administration firm Trafalgar House has launched a pensions technical team to provide clients and members with dedicated specialist resources.

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  • 14 December 2020
GMP equalisation ruling causing 'headache' for many companies
GMP equalisation ruling causing 'headache' for many companies

Lane Clarke & Peacock (LCP) has warned that an “unwelcome year-end headache” is looming following last month’s GMP equalisation ruling, as XPS Pensions Group revealed schemes owe members up to £32,000.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 09 December 2020
Covid pushes tech up the agenda but drags on pensions
Covid pushes tech up the agenda but drags on pensions

The pensions industry still trails behind others with its use of technology, writes Holly Roach.

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  • 08 December 2020
Industry Voice: Is new technology threatening legacy pension providers?
Industry Voice: Is new technology threatening legacy pension providers?

The days of paper-based banking are numbered, and the way we interact with our finances is increasingly digital. The pensions industry is struggling to catch up with technology.

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  • 08 December 2020
Updated: Landmark GMP ruling 'significant challenge' for schemes
Updated: Landmark GMP ruling 'significant challenge' for schemes

Defined benefit (DB) schemes that provide GMPs must revisit and, where necessary, top-up historic cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) that have been calculated on an unequal basis, a landmark court judgment said last week.

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  • 23 November 2020
Pension Sync teams up with My Digital to support new era of quantum employment
Pension Sync teams up with My Digital to support new era of quantum employment

Technology platform PensionSync has partnered with quantum employment pioneer My Digital to help contractors and employers manage pensions as more workers do temporary work for multiple firms.

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  • 13 November 2020
Capita partners with Intellica to tackle GMP equalisation challenges
Capita partners with Intellica to tackle GMP equalisation challenges

Capita Pensions has partnered with data technology solutions firm Intellica to tackle the GMP equalisation challenges facing pension schemes.

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  • 12 November 2020
Hewlett Packard renews TPA agreement with EQ Paymaster
Hewlett Packard renews TPA agreement with EQ Paymaster

The Hewlett Packard Retirement Benefit Plan has reappointed EQ Paymaster as its third-party administrator (TPA) for five years.

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  • 26 October 2020
Register now: How is Covid-19 disruption driving digital transformation in pensions?
Register now: How is Covid-19 disruption driving digital transformation in pensions?

Schemes and their administrators have rightly received much praise for ensuring that pensions have continued to be paid in full and on time during an unprecedented period of disruption.

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  • 14 October 2020
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to transfer pensions administration services following review
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to transfer pensions administration services following review

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham is looking to transfer its pensions administration service to a new provider towards the end of 2021, following an independent review.

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  • 12 October 2020
PRAG updates guidance on cybercrime protection as 43 pension organisations report breaches to ICO over past two years
PRAG updates guidance on cybercrime protection as 43 pension organisations report breaches to ICO over past two years

The Pensions Research Accountants Group (PRAG) has published updated guidance to help trustees protect their schemes from cybercrime.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 08 October 2020
Government launches GMP indexation consultation
Government launches GMP indexation consultation

The government has launched a consultation seeking views on its proposals on how it will continue to provide full indexation of public service pensions, including any GMP element.

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  • 07 October 2020
Diligenta: Modernising and transforming administration
Diligenta: Modernising and transforming administration

Professional Pensions spoke to Diligenta chief executive Daniel Praveen as part of an exclusive series of interviews with some of the finalists and winners of the UK Pensions Awards. This is what he had to say…

  • Investment
  • 07 October 2020
Stuart Heatley appointed as managing director of Capita Pensions
Stuart Heatley appointed as managing director of Capita Pensions

Capita has appointed Stuart Heatley as the managing director of its pensions business to succeed Nigel Purveur.

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  • 22 September 2020
Partner Insight: Real-time admin - what  matters most right now?
Partner Insight: Real-time admin - what matters most right now?

Barnett Waddingham’s Paul Latimer considers the year ahead

  • Admin / Technology
  • 10 September 2020
Trafalgar House appointed by Siemens Pension Schemes
Trafalgar House appointed by Siemens Pension Schemes

Pension administration firm Trafalgar House has been appointed by the Siemens Benefits Scheme and the Siemens Healthineers Benefits Scheme.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 04 September 2020
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