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Talk of a dashboard delay is 'just plain wrong'
Talk of a dashboard delay is 'just plain wrong'

Kim Gubler says the project to deliver the pensions dashboard is on track and that talk of a delay is incorrect.

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2021
Eight schemes write to Number 10 to urge more action on climate change
Eight schemes write to Number 10 to urge more action on climate change

Eight major pension fund executives have called on prime minister Boris Johnson and the government to allow the financial sector to contribute to the UK’s decarbonisation efforts ahead of the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2021
Think tank floats Aviva-backed lower income-focused retirement target framework
Think tank floats Aviva-backed lower income-focused retirement target framework

A pension benchmark for future living standards is necessary and feasible if enough attention is given to formulating an accreditation that will work for both employers and employees, the Resolution Foundation says.

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2021
UK Pensions Awards 2021: Open for entries
UK Pensions Awards 2021: Open for entries

The UK Pensions Awards 2021 – which celebrate excellence within the pensions industry – are now open for entries.

  • Industry
  • 25 January 2021
Mark Stocker dies following cancer battle
Mark Stocker dies following cancer battle

The founder of Pensions Actuary Services and former Buck chief actuary Mark Stocker has died.

  • Industry
  • 22 January 2021
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

The top stories this week included articles on LCP’s warning that trustees will need to be corporate finance experts under new TPR powers, Livingbridge’s sale of Broadstone to Intermediate Capital Group, and the final approval of the Pension Schemes Bill....

  • Industry
  • 22 January 2021
Tender Watch: GMC scheme reappoints Aon; Homes England hires Hymans; Civil Service appoints NTT Data for CSPS and RMSPS schemes
Tender Watch: GMC scheme reappoints Aon; Homes England hires Hymans; Civil Service appoints NTT Data for CSPS and RMSPS schemes

Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest tender awards from across the industry.

  • Industry
  • 21 January 2021
IFoA makes recommendations for improving pension trustee judgement and decision making
IFoA makes recommendations for improving pension trustee judgement and decision making

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ (IFoA) Actuarial Research Centre (ARC) has published a report considering the judgement and decision making by pension trustees.

  • Industry
  • 21 January 2021
Have your say: Is TPR's approach to the DB funding code the correct one?
Have your say: Is TPR's approach to the DB funding code the correct one?

In this week’s Pensions Buzz survey we want to know whether you agree The Pensions Regulator’s approach to the defined benefit (DB) funding code is the correct one.

  • Industry
  • 19 January 2021
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to Intermediate Capital Group
Livingbridge sells Broadstone to Intermediate Capital Group

Broadstone has been sold by Livingbridge to Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) for an undisclosed sum.

  • Industry
  • 19 January 2021
Exclusive: Mobius Life launches ESG reporting service
Exclusive: Mobius Life launches ESG reporting service

Mobius Life has launched a service to provide pension schemes with a report which collates asset managers’ ESG themes to help trustees complete their annual implementation statements.

  • Industry
  • 19 January 2021
Rothesay's Cleo Taylor Smith: Staying true to yourself
Rothesay's Cleo Taylor Smith: Staying true to yourself

Rothesay business development director Cleo Taylor Smith was named as joint winner of the Saleswoman/Marketer of the Year category at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

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  • 19 January 2021
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included news that Pension Schemes Bill powers given to The Pensions Regulator to issue contribution notices will not be backdated, while the Department for Work and Pensions said it will ban flat-fee charging on auto-enrolment...

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  • 15 January 2021
PMI and NextGen to collaborate on series of projects to represent the next generation in pensions
PMI and NextGen to collaborate on series of projects to represent the next generation in pensions

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) and NextGen have partnered to offer a series of initiatives to “give a voice to the next generation of pension professionals”.

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  • 14 January 2021
13 LGPS funds seek shared actuarial, admin and governance provider; Maps looks for independent evaluator
13 LGPS funds seek shared actuarial, admin and governance provider; Maps looks for independent evaluator

Norfolk County Council has issued a tender notice for a multi-provide framework agreement for the provision of actuarial services, governance, and administration support and consultancy services.

  • Industry
  • 13 January 2021
Have your say: What do you think will be the most important pension issues in 2021?
Have your say: What do you think will be the most important pension issues in 2021?

In this latest Pensions Buzz we want to know what will be the biggest pension issues in 2021.

  • Industry
  • 13 January 2021
Opperman: New TPR powers will not be backdated
Opperman: New TPR powers will not be backdated

New Pension Schemes Bill powers given to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to issue contribution notices will not be backdated, pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has confirmed in a written parliamentary statement.

  • Industry
  • 12 January 2021
New year, new you? - New Year's (pensions) resolutions
New year, new you? - New Year's (pensions) resolutions

Jake Churchill and Grant Suckling set out their five aims for pensions in 2021.

  • Industry
  • 12 January 2021
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included news that buy-in and buyout volumes are set to reach £30-£40bn in 2021, while Pensions Infrastructure Platform owner announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2021
PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society
PIC's Tracy Blackwell: Helping make a difference to society

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) chief executive Tracy Blackwell was named pensions woman of the year at the third annual Women in Pensions Awards. She speaks to Professional Pensions about winning the accolade.

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
CMI: Deaths 51% higher in week to Christmas than in 2019
CMI: Deaths 51% higher in week to Christmas than in 2019

Deaths in England and Wales were 51% higher in week 52 of 2020 than the corresponding period of 2019, although partly inflated by bank holidays, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
'Concern' over low levels of public trust in the pensions industry
'Concern' over low levels of public trust in the pensions industry

The public trust score for the pensions industry is just 4.46 out of ten according to administration firm Trafalgar House’s trust and confidence index.

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
Industry Voice: Are trustees considering a strategy overhaul?
Industry Voice: Are trustees considering a strategy overhaul?

In Barnett Waddingham’s new report, Ready or Not, trustees report widespread consideration for a strategy overhaul, despite also proclaiming confidence in their strategic direction.

  • Industry
  • 07 January 2021
Maps engages with market to inform Money Guiders tender for Wales
Maps engages with market to inform Money Guiders tender for Wales

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) is conducting a pre-tender market engagement to help develop a Wales-wide peer learning network as part of its Money Guiders programme.

  • Industry
  • 06 January 2021
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