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Court of Appeal overturns 'wrong' block of £12bn Prudential annuity transfer to Rothesay
Court of Appeal overturns 'wrong' block of £12bn Prudential annuity transfer to Rothesay

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court ruling which blocked the transfer of a £12bn annuity book from Prudential, now M&G, to Rothesay.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 December 2020
UPDATED: DWP to mandate use of simpler annual statements for auto-enrolment DC schemes
UPDATED: DWP to mandate use of simpler annual statements for auto-enrolment DC schemes

The Department for Work and Pensions is to make it mandatory for auto-enrolment defined contribution (DC) schemes to use simpler annual statements.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 October 2020
RPI reform to cost schemes and investors up to £130bn
RPI reform to cost schemes and investors up to £130bn

Potential changes to the way the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is calculated and reported could cause assets to fall by between £60bn and £130bn, according to various estimates.

  • Investment
  • 21 August 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included a High Court judgement ruling the Pension Protection Fund’s compensation caps age discriminatory, while the revenue of the three biggest pension consultancy firms saw a year-on-year dip for 2019.

  • Industry
  • 26 June 2020
ABI calls for overhaul of pensions tax relief; Industry says change will be 'far from easy'
ABI calls for overhaul of pensions tax relief; Industry says change will be 'far from easy'

The UK’s system of pensions tax relief needs to be overhauled to make it fairer to the lower paid and younger savers, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 June 2020
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now

With the launch of an interim regime, the consolidation market is set to take off. But before superfunds begin taking on schemes, the regulator must have 'rigour and understanding' of the market, David Fairs tells James Phillips.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 June 2020
Ministers 'should not rush' to raise pension access age beyond 55
Ministers 'should not rush' to raise pension access age beyond 55

Lane Clark & Peacock partner Steve Webb has urged ministers not to rush raising the pension access age amid growing speculation of a Budget announcement to accelerate the current timetable.

  • Industry
  • 02 March 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included further calls for reforms of the pension freedoms, and prevailing uncertainty over cuts to tax relief on pension contributions.

  • Industry
  • 28 February 2020
Pension freedoms reform called for after fears savers will run out of money
Pension freedoms reform called for after fears savers will run out of money

Further reforms to pension freedoms are needed to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of pension freedoms, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

  • Industry
  • 25 February 2020
Net Pay Action Group urges government to deliver pensions tax manifesto pledge
Net Pay Action Group urges government to deliver pensions tax manifesto pledge

The Net Pay Action Group (NPAG) is urging the government to deliver on its manifesto pledge to review unfair tax rules in pensions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 December 2019
MAPS establishes steering group with ten members to take dashboards forward
MAPS establishes steering group with ten members to take dashboards forward

The Money and Pensions Service (MAPS) has made ten appointments across the pensions and wider financial sector to work on the practicalities of establishing pensions dashboards.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 25 September 2019
Breaking down the barriers to pensions understanding
Breaking down the barriers to pensions understanding

Pensions have been seen as unfathomable for too long. George Currie says two initiatives currently underway may begin to change this perception.

  • Communication
  • 13 June 2019
DWP must compel use of cost transparency templates in pensions bill, MPs told
DWP must compel use of cost transparency templates in pensions bill, MPs told

A pensions bill expected next year must include law to require schemes to collect, publish and analyse cost transparency data from their asset managers, MPs have been told.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 December 2018
Partnership deal agreed between ABI and NEST
Partnership deal agreed between ABI and NEST

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) have agreed a partnership deal in a bid to formalise their relationship.

  • Industry
  • 21 November 2018
Simpler annual statement is a step in the right direction
Simpler annual statement is a step in the right direction

The two-sided simplified annual pensions statement should be applauded, even if it missing information, says Jonathan Stapleton.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 23 October 2018
Esther McVey: Dashboard will 'build on' DWP's state pension tool
Esther McVey: Dashboard will 'build on' DWP's state pension tool

Esther McVey has reiterated the government's support for an industry-led pensions dashboard as she praised the success of auto-enrolment (AE).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 01 October 2018
Renewed warning over expat pensions in no deal Brexit scenario
Renewed warning over expat pensions in no deal Brexit scenario

MPs have again been warned that it may become illegal to pay private pensions to expat Britons if the government fails to secure a Brexit deal.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 July 2018
McVey preparing to 'kill off' government dashboard support - reports
McVey preparing to 'kill off' government dashboard support - reports

Secretary of state for work and pensions Esther McVey may end the government's involvement in the pensions dashboard project, according to reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 July 2018
PLSA announces new head of research and policy lead for LGPS & DB
PLSA announces new head of research and policy lead for LGPS & DB

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) is bolstering its policy and research teams with two new appointments.

  • Appointments
  • 14 May 2018
Providers axe complex language from pensions communications
Providers axe complex language from pensions communications

Thousands of pensions documents have been adapted and simplified for consumers after a two-year industry initiative, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 16 April 2018
What's next for auto-enrolment?
What's next for auto-enrolment?

Phasing has arrived with auto-enrolment contributions rising from 2% to 5% for millions of pension savers. As we wait to see what happens as a result, James Phillips asks what's next.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 March 2018
Cold-calling ban must be in place by June, committee demands
Cold-calling ban must be in place by June, committee demands

The Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has said a cold-calling ban could be in place by summer if the government heeds its suggestions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 December 2017
Costs and charges slashed for £25bn of DC accounts
Costs and charges slashed for £25bn of DC accounts

Defined contribution (DC) savers face lower costs and charges after providers made a concerted effort to reduce these to less than 1% over the past two years.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 December 2017
Obsession with homeownership 'crowding out' pensions
Obsession with homeownership 'crowding out' pensions

Policy pushes and the public's desire to own a home is resulting in a 15% reduced private pension income at retirement, research has suggested.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 November 2017
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