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Ed Balls: I back Opperman on need for fresh pensions commission
Ed Balls: I back Opperman on need for fresh pensions commission

Ed Balls has backed the idea of holding a fresh pensions commission after the minister for pensions and financial inclusion, Guy Opperman, indicated support for such a review.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 June 2019
Minimum AE contribution rates could rise to 12% by 2030
Minimum AE contribution rates could rise to 12% by 2030

Auto-enrolment (AE) minimum contribution rates could rise to 12% by 2030, with a 50/50 split between employer and employee, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 June 2019
Female participation in workplace schemes soars as a result of AE
Female participation in workplace schemes soars as a result of AE

The number of women participating in a workplace pension has increased by 70% since auto-enrolment (AE) began, analysis by Equiniti reveals.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 June 2019
Occupational scheme membership rises to 45.6 million people
Occupational scheme membership rises to 45.6 million people

Membership of occupational pension scheme membership has risen to a record high of 45.6 million people as of the end of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Industry
  • 20 June 2019
Government must show leadership on AE
Government must show leadership on AE

Steps to improve auto-enrolment are uncontroversial and obvious, but the government is dawdling on introducing the necessary changes, argues Jack Jones.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 June 2019
Living Wage Foundation campaign to tackle work insecurity still leaves workers ineligible for AE
Living Wage Foundation campaign to tackle work insecurity still leaves workers ineligible for AE

The Living Wage Foundation has launched a campaign to tackle work insecurity after research found one in six workers are in low-paid, unstable work.

  • Industry
  • 12 June 2019
People should not use their pension to buy a house, says industry
People should not use their pension to buy a house, says industry

This week's Pensions Buzz respondents rejected James Brokenshire's suggestion that savers should be able to use their pensions to fund deposits for house purchases.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 07 June 2019
Pension participation rises to 87% of eligible workers
Pension participation rises to 87% of eligible workers

AE has had 'truly staggering' impact

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 June 2019
Charles Counsell: Over 1,000 schemes to feel 'gentle hand' of enhanced TPR supervision
Charles Counsell: Over 1,000 schemes to feel 'gentle hand' of enhanced TPR supervision

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out plans to use "new regulatory initiatives" with over 1,000 schemes as it aims to tighten its regulatory grip and boost member outcomes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 May 2019
More thought needed on mid-life MOTs, says House of Lords committee
More thought needed on mid-life MOTs, says House of Lords committee

Mid-life MOTs are in danger of "missing those most in need of support", the government has been warned following a review of intergenerational fairness.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 April 2019
Smart Pension and Moore Stephens fined for non-compliant chair's statements
Smart Pension and Moore Stephens fined for non-compliant chair's statements

The trustees of the Autoenrolment.co.uk and Moore Stephens master trusts have been fined for "deficient" chair's statements after failed court action against The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 April 2019
Occupational scheme membership rises three points over 2018, finds ONS
Occupational scheme membership rises three points over 2018, finds ONS

Nearly four in five UK employees are now members of an occupational pension scheme, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveals.

  • Industry
  • 12 April 2019
Five pension changes for the new tax year
Five pension changes for the new tax year

The new tax year brings a number of changes for pensions including the long-awaited name change for the Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 April 2019
PLSA policy board sets inaugural priorities; addresses consolidation challenges
PLSA policy board sets inaugural priorities; addresses consolidation challenges

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) policy board has agreed a four-year plan focusing on consolidation, adequate contributions, effective management and well-run schemes.

  • Industry
  • 04 April 2019
Inflation edges up to 1.9% on higher food prices
Inflation edges up to 1.9% on higher food prices

Inflation in the UK rose slightly in February to 1.9% on the back of higher food prices, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Investment
  • 20 March 2019
Why calls for charge cap cuts must be resisted
Why calls for charge cap cuts must be resisted

Jonathan Stapleton asks if we need a more fundamental rethink on the issue of DC investment charges.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 March 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included an accountant admitting fraud and making employer-related investments in the latest criminal prosecution pursued by The Pensions Regulator.

  • Industry
  • 01 March 2019
DWP: 'Newborn' employers and workers 'positive' about AE contribution rate rises
DWP: 'Newborn' employers and workers 'positive' about AE contribution rate rises

The government has explored the views and experiences of the most recent cohort of employers who were required to implement AE, and their workers. Kim Kaveh looks at the findings

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 February 2019
Phase in dashboard compulsion gradually, says industry
Phase in dashboard compulsion gradually, says industry

Smaller schemes should be given more time to prepare data for the pensions dashboard while larger counterparts should be brought on earlier, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents say.

  • Industry
  • 25 February 2019
Government will not 'force pace of change' in AE
Government will not 'force pace of change' in AE

Guy Opperman has rejected calls to speed up changes to auto-enrolment (AE) despite increasing pressure to boost contribution rates and overall savings pots.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 February 2019
'Truly transformative' AE policy brings 10 million into pensions
'Truly transformative' AE policy brings 10 million into pensions

Auto-enrolment (AE) has now brought 10 million workers into occupational pensions since its introduction in 2012, latest government figures reveal.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 February 2019
Accounts manager ordered to pay £5,000 for lying to TPR about meeting AE duties
Accounts manager ordered to pay £5,000 for lying to TPR about meeting AE duties

An accounts manager has been ordered to pay £5,000 after trying to hide that fact that restaurants he worked with had not given their staff access to workplace pensions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 February 2019
Government delays to pension reform 'could cost low earners £12,000'
Government delays to pension reform 'could cost low earners £12,000'

A six-year delay in overhauling a pensions rule that penalises the low paid could cut a saver's pension by as much as £12,000, according to the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 February 2019
Uber loses third battle over drivers' pension rights
Uber loses third battle over drivers' pension rights

Uber drivers have had their pension rights confirmed once more after the Court of Appeal ruled they should be classed as workers and entitled to associated rights.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 December 2018
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