Five stories you might have missed: Altmann interview; Mercer expansion; Trustee knowledge gaps
Top stories this week included an interview with the pensions minister, worrying gaps in trustee knowledge and the news that some LGPS funds are paying asset managers 43 times more than others.
1. Altmann: Members must not reject auto-enrolment Helen Morrissey speaks to pensions minister Baroness Ros Altmann about her focus on auto-enrolment and why some policies have been put on the backburner....
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Five stories you may have missed this week
This week’s top stories included XPS Pensions revealing the best and worst performing fiduciary managers in Q1, while the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has published a template to help defined contribution trustees with annual chair’s statements....
Savers must beat market rebound to save pensions
Pension savers could see a faster recovery of monies lost during the Covid-19 pandemic by increasing contributions ahead of a market rebound, according to research from PensionBee.
'Backlog' of death registrations skews downward trend in CMI mortality figures
The number of deaths registered for week 20 (9 May to 15 May) of the year in England and Wales is slightly higher than the figure for week 19 due to a backlog of registrations.
TPR's David Fairs bids to run 520k in aid of Sarcoma UK
David Fairs is making a bid to complete 52 10k cross training sessions in a bid to raise £10,000 for Sarcoma UK.
Nick Salter: Focusing on people, not the financials
Ahead of stepping down as senior partner next week, Nick Salter tells James Phillips about building Barnett Waddingham up to £100m in turnover, his client-first mantra, and his desire for greater consumer trust.