Schemes on the hunt to maximise GMP conversion benefits
Red tape preventing pension schemes from managing the barriers around GMP equalisation is leading to many combining conversion with pension increase exercises (PIE), Aon says.
With PIEs an increasingly popular method of risk management - allowing savers to give up future contractual increases in favour of an initially higher pension - a recent Aon poll found many schemes had...
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Covid-19 likely to push DC schemes into master trusts
The economic uncertainty generated by Covid-19 is likely to cause a large number of defined contribution (DC) schemes to move into master trusts, according to PP readers.
FCA launches workplace pensions value for money consultation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will bring forward proposals designed to promote value for money for workplace pension schemes members, a consultation paper says.
Floodgates open for DC scheme shift to master trusts as asset commitments top £4bn during lockdown
There will be a “surge” of employers moving defined contribution (DC) occupational trust pension schemes to master trusts as lockdown eases and employees return to work post-furlough, Hymans Robertson says.
DWP: Nine in ten eligible employees save into pensions in 2019
The number of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension rose by one percentage point to 88% between 2018 and 2019, Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) statistics show.
