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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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ABI: Government must compel schemes over dashboard
ABI: Government must compel schemes over dashboard

The government must introduce legislation to force schemes to give data to the pensions dashboard if it is to succeed, an Association of British Insurers (ABI) report says.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 11 October 2017
Why DC schemes need to reconsider their default investment strategy
Why DC schemes need to reconsider their default investment strategy

The 2017 edition of The Future Book suggests many default funds are not diversified enough to protect savers against market downturns, James Phillips reports.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 October 2017
Occupational pensions worst for transfer delays yet failing to help find solutions
Occupational pensions worst for transfer delays yet failing to help find solutions

Occupational schemes and their administrators are lagging behind in their involvement in an industry-wide discussion on slashing transfer delays, Tom McPhail has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 August 2017
Minister hints at renewed plans to increase state pension age
Minister hints at renewed plans to increase state pension age

In line with Cridland report

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 July 2017
How the industry is creating pension dashboards
How the industry is creating pension dashboards

The prototype of the pensions dashboard was unveiled in April. Charlotte Moore looks at the project to create dashboards and assesses some of the challenges yet to come

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 June 2017
Dashboard one step closer to launch as ABI unveils prototype
Dashboard one step closer to launch as ABI unveils prototype

A prototype of the pensions dashboard has been demonstrated to government ministers on time, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has announced.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 31 March 2017
Pension dashboard contributors to pay £50,000 each
Pension dashboard contributors to pay £50,000 each

17 providers already involved

  • Admin / Technology
  • 20 January 2017
McPhail takes helm of ABI's pension and investment transfers group
McPhail takes helm of ABI's pension and investment transfers group

The Association of British Insurers' (ABI) pension and investment transfers group has unanimously voted for Tom McPhail to take over as chairman.

  • Appointments
  • 19 January 2017
ABI unveils pensions dashboard development partners
ABI unveils pensions dashboard development partners

Six firms chosen to work on pro bono basis

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 December 2016
ABI establishes dedicated pensions dashboard team
ABI establishes dedicated pensions dashboard team

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has formed a dedicated team to take forward its pensions dashboard project.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 12 October 2016
 Building pension dashboards: The challenges ahead
Building pension dashboards: The challenges ahead

A pension dashboard prototype will be launched by March 2017. Jonathan Stapleton and Helen Morrissey find out what the project is all about.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 19 September 2016
Margaret Snowdon joins pensions dashboard steering group
Margaret Snowdon joins pensions dashboard steering group

Margaret Snowdon has been appointed by HM Treasury to join the steering group for the pensions dashboard prototype project.

  • Industry
  • 19 September 2016
What were the top pension stories this week?
What were the top pension stories this week?

This week's top stories included coverage of the Pensions Regulator issuing the maximum fine to a professional trustee, ABI's data on pension freedoms, and rising inflation.

  • Industry
  • 19 August 2016
A day in the life of Pension wise
A day in the life of Pension wise

As Pension wise marks its first year of operation, Kristian Brunt-Seymour speaks to staff at the service's Banbury branch about their experience so far and how they think the service will evolve.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 23 February 2016
FCA consults on how financial firms can better support ageing population
FCA consults on how financial firms can better support ageing population

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has launched a discussion paper to learn how financial services firm can better engage with an increasingly ageing population.

  • Regulation
  • 22 February 2016
ABI: pension ISAs could slash savings by a sixth in two decades
ABI: pension ISAs could slash savings by a sixth in two decades

Introducing a pension ISA could dramatically lower savings and reduce the size of the economy over 20 years according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 February 2016
What factors could blow the UK retirement system off course?

UK pensions look good in theory but the system could turn out to be alarmingly fragile. Michael Klimes finds out why

  • Industry
  • 04 December 2015
ABI splits long-term savings committee to create legacy team

A legacy committee to deal with historic issues is being created by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) as part of a shake-up of the group's internal structure.

  • Industry
  • 03 November 2015
Data from Pension wise vital for measuring success of pension reforms

The quality of data collected by Pension wise needs to be improved to see whether freedom and choice is working, the work and pensions committee has heard.

  • Industry
  • 08 September 2015
Are IGCs and insurers pulling in the same direction?

The pensions industry is overpopulated with acronyms and many in the sector would be relieved if there were fewer of them. But IGC - the independent governance committee - are three letters that cannot be ignored.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 July 2015
Pension savers withdraw almost £2bn since April freedoms

More than £1.8bn was withdrawn from pension pots in the first two months after the introduction of freedom and choice, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 15 July 2015
Should workplace pensions have a 'duty of candour'?

Auto-enrolment safeguards will not prevent mis-selling on an industrial scale

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 July 2015
Charges in workplace DC schemes: The IPB's key findings

Here they are… The key findings of the Independent Project Board's final report into the charges and benefits in workplace defined contribution schemes, published today.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 December 2014
Government to examine exit fees for DC members

The government is looking into exit fees levied on people cashing in their defined contribution (DC) pots, but has as yet no plans to intervene, says Steve Webb.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 September 2014
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