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Women in Pensions 2021: One week left to enter!
Professional Pensions’ Women in Pensions Awards is returning this October and now open for nominations.
Scheme member 'voting' creates dangerous illusion, PTL warns
The industry needs to proceed with caution when giving members’ the illusion they have voting rights on the shares in their pension scheme, PTL says.
Ray Martin, Kevin O'Boyle and Adrian Furnell join forces to launch sole trustee firm
Three industry veterans have formally launched a dedicated Professional Corporate Sole Trustee (PCST) firm in a bid to capitalise on growing demand in the area.
PMI accredits 20 Punter Southall trustees
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has accredited 20 Punter Southall Governance Services (PSGS) trustees under its professional trustee accreditation programme, Aptitude.
Is guidance guiding?
Trustees receive a huge amount of guidance, but is it all useful? Holly Roach reports.
Four key takeaways from the WPC scams report
Rachel Vahey sets out four key takeaways from the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) report into pension scams and urges swift, nimble action to stop the perpetrators.
The pensions industry in one word: What you said…
Professional Pensions asked its readers to describe the current state of the pensions industry in one word this week, eliciting a mix of predominantly gloomy adjectives.
Schemes ditch annuity brokers in favour of whole of market IFAs
Pension schemes are increasingly seeking to provide additional support to members at retirement through online modellers and regulated financial advice, Aon says.
Five news stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories included more details of PensionBee’s initial public offering and Just Group’s criticism of the effects of freezing the money purchase annual allowance.
Exclusive: ITM acquires Profund Solutions from Mercer
ITM has acquired the products and assets of Profund Solutions from Mercer.
ACA calls for tax changes to be 'realistic, manageable and proportionate' for schemes
The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for sensible initiatives to simplify the processes of the pensions tax system.
PPF seeks economic scenario model and secures data validation services
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is seeking an economic scenario model for use in generating assumptions for medium- and long-term planning.
Chin Chin. Let's raise a glass for a key dashboard milestone
Darren Philp says the dashboard programme team should be congratulated on the work it has done to put together a properly scoped out and stress tested plan that will maximise the chance of the project's success
Robin Ellison: Advice for advisers: a new liability
Robin Ellison questions whether more regulations are really the best way to protect the public
CMI: Deaths continue below normal levels
Mortality levels over the past four weeks in England and Wales have been below normal levels for the time of year, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).
UK shows 'first signs' of recovery as economy grows 0.4% in February
The UK economy returned to growth in February, expanding by an estimated 0.4% even as nationwide lockdowns remained in place, although GDP output remained 7.8% below a year earlier, according to the latest figures.
Broadstone acquires Quattro Pensions
Broadstone Group has acquired Midlands-based administration provider Quattro Pensions in a bid to boost its growth in the occupational pension schemes market.
Tender Watch: TPR appoints Mercer for superfund modelling; FCA selects legal services partner; Border to Coast makes two appointments
Professional Pensions rounds up some of the latest tender awards from across the industry.
Professional Pensions Live 2021 - Registration opens
Professional Pensions Live – our flagship event – is returning this year on 14 September at The Brewery in London and online.
Essex and Merton appoint Hymans Robertson
The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds of Essex and the London Borough of Merton have appointed Hymans Robertson for investment consultancy services.
MPAA freeze set to 'squeeze more basic rate tax payers'
The freeze in the money purchase annual allowance (MPAA) is set to “squeeze many more basic rate taxpayers”, according to Just Group.
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