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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Defined Contribution

LCP calls for 'fundamental rethink' on DC chair's statements
LCP calls for 'fundamental rethink' on DC chair's statements

Defined contribution (DC) chair’s statements need a major re-think as part of the Department for Work and Pensions’ five-yearly statutory review on the rules around scheme governance in 2021, LCP says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 19 February 2021
Consolidating DC schemes urged to act before 'capacity crunch'
Consolidating DC schemes urged to act before 'capacity crunch'

Trustees must undertake a five-step process urgently if they are seeking to move their single-employer defined contribution (DC) scheme into a master trust, says Premier.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 February 2021
Cushon eyes more master trusts after Salvus acquisition
Cushon eyes more master trusts after Salvus acquisition

Workplace savings fintech Cushon has expanded its acquisition target to include pension-focused businesses as well as master trusts.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 February 2021
AE remains resilient despite pandemic and pension contribution increases
AE remains resilient despite pandemic and pension contribution increases

Auto-enrolment (AE) remained resilient during the Covid-19 pandemic and in the wake of minimum contribution increases, according to a report by Nest Insight.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 10 February 2021
Quarter of schemes switch to DC master trusts; a further half planning similar move
Quarter of schemes switch to DC master trusts; a further half planning similar move

Transfers to defined contribution (DC) master trusts will continue well into 2021, latest research from Sackers reveals.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 10 February 2021
The capacity crunch facing DC scheme transfers to master trusts
The capacity crunch facing DC scheme transfers to master trusts

Stephen Richards says government regulation will herald an ‘avalanche’ of DC scheme transfers to master trusts. He sets out his predictions and a word of caution.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 10 February 2021
Barclays partners with Smart for pension platform
Barclays partners with Smart for pension platform

Smart Pension and Barclays have partnered to provide small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with a quicker pensions solution with a wider selection of investment funds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 February 2021
Savers withdrew £9.4bn from pensions flexibly in 2020
Savers withdrew £9.4bn from pensions flexibly in 2020

Savers withdrew £9.4bn flexibly from their retirement pots during 2020, data released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has shown.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 29 January 2021
PensionBee launches flexible offering for self-employed
PensionBee launches flexible offering for self-employed

Online provider Pension Bee has created a flexible pension for self-employed savers, allowing them to make contributions according to their income.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 January 2021
Two-thirds 'sleepwalking' into retirement and will run out of pension in their 80s
Two-thirds 'sleepwalking' into retirement and will run out of pension in their 80s

Older savers are at risk of running out of their defined contribution (DC) pension savings with a third of their retirement still ahead, according to research by The People’s Pension and State Street Global Advisors.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 January 2021
Employee DC contributions drop by 11% amid pandemic pressures
Employee DC contributions drop by 11% amid pandemic pressures

Defined contribution (DC) contributions were scaled back by 11% in the second quarter of 2020 as the impact of the pandemic set in, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 January 2021
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF
Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund integrates ESG and climate risk into £1.3bn DGF

The Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund (Barclays UKRF) has integrated ESG factors and climate risk into a £1.3bn diversified growth fund (DGF) portfolio used for its defined contribution (DC) scheme.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 January 2021
PensionBee partners with SSGA to launch four investment pathways
PensionBee partners with SSGA to launch four investment pathways

PensionBee has launched four ready-made investment pathway solutions with State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) ahead of the February implementation deadline.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 December 2020
Durable partnership needed to overcome gargantuan small pots issue
Durable partnership needed to overcome gargantuan small pots issue

Tim Gosling says the small pots working group’s report is a reasonable first step that recognises diverse views to come up with a way forward.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 December 2020
DWP taskforce sets out actions to enable large-scale consolidation of deferred small pots
DWP taskforce sets out actions to enable large-scale consolidation of deferred small pots

The small pots working group has made a number of recommendations on how to tackle the growth of deferred members with small pension pots within the AE pensions market – urging the government and industry to take action to enable large-scale mass transfers....

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 December 2020
Making pensions simple again
Making pensions simple again

Girish Menezes looks at whether the two-page simpler annual statement is effective at giving members the detail they need

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 December 2020
Industry Voice: How can the industry help DC members reach better retirement outcomes?
Industry Voice: How can the industry help DC members reach better retirement outcomes?

MFS outlines the UK results of from its most recent DC survey and examines the implications for the UK retirement market

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 December 2020
Exclusive: Members' push for ESG should be a 'wake up' call for lagging schemes
Exclusive: Members' push for ESG should be a 'wake up' call for lagging schemes

Substantial engagement from pension scheme members on ESG has not been matched by strategic change in defined contribution (DC) schemes, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 December 2020
Industry Voice: DC solutions: Value for money — for a lifetime
Industry Voice: DC solutions: Value for money — for a lifetime

Everyone wants VFM—but what represents value, and for whom?

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 December 2020
UK savers most risk averse and would give up returns for ESG
UK savers most risk averse and would give up returns for ESG

Britons generally have a lower risk tolerance than Americans, Canadians, and Australians, and would give up some or significant returns to invest with their personal values, according to MFS Investment Management research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 December 2020
Aegon Master Trust takes on £120m Thermo Fisher Scientific scheme
Aegon Master Trust takes on £120m Thermo Fisher Scientific scheme

Around 5,000 Thermo Fisher Scientific UK pension scheme members have joined Aegon Master Trust, with £120m of assets transferred.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 09 December 2020
Industry Voice: Beyond the pandemic
Industry Voice: Beyond the pandemic

Newton’s Curt Custard considers the investment outlook for 2021 and the implications for DC schemes

  • Industry
  • 09 December 2020
Exclusive: Calls for vital AE reforms after Covid-19 pension saving exodus
Exclusive: Calls for vital AE reforms after Covid-19 pension saving exodus

The government must publish a timetable for its next automatic enrolment (AE) review as employees quit pension saving in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 07 December 2020
Aegon announces master trust board shake-up
Aegon announces master trust board shake-up

The Aegon Master Trust will move from an affiliate board structure to fully independent, recruiting a further trustee as part of the process.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 December 2020
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