Industry

This week’s top stories included a three-month extension for NHS Pension Scheme members to use the Covid-19 voluntary scheme pays facility, while a small amendment to the Pension Schemes Bill caused confusion over the running of the pensions dashboard....

The pensions industry’s regulators and key players have identified climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic as key risks to the sustainability of high-quality actuarial work.

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has today (10 June) called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to consider further interventions to protect pension scheme members from scams.

There is a continued gradual decline in the number of excess weekly deaths in England and Wales three months into the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of last month has prompted a huge wave of protest and soul-searching across the world.

Guy Opperman and Charles Counsell have been confirmed as two of the keynote speakers at PP Live, which will be held virtually on 13-15 July.

The University of Bristol Group Personal Pension Plan (UBGPPP) has appointed Aviva Life and Pensions to oversee group life assurance and group income protection for its members.

The number of people turning 55 and becoming eligible to use the pension freedoms will hit a peak of 941,000 this year, according to Aegon.

A total of £5.1m worth of losses to fraud have been reported across the UK since February, according to ActionFraud.

Alan Whalley says professional trustee claims of “provisional” accreditations are undermining the process and creating confusion in the market.