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Law Commission urges government to explore investment consultant regulation
The Law Commission has called on the government to explore regulating investment consultants.
Opinion: Insurers should offer full pension solutions
The build-it-yourself approach to pensions is an expensive and unsatisfactory experience, says Con Keating
Disclosure is great - if it targets the right people
Henry Tapper asks what pension costs should be disclosed, and to whom
Good governance is not news
Rachel Dalton says insurers should already know what good governance looks like
A little less conversation on annuities
Helen Morrissey thinks its time for action on the retirement market
OFT appoints industry figures and regulators to oversee DC legacy audit
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has appointed leading figures from the pension industry to the board that will oversee the audit of defined contribution (DC) legacy schemes.
Webb: ABI legacy audit 'needs to happen faster'
Pensions minister Steve Webb has called on the Association of British Insurers (ABI) to conduct its audit of high-charging legacy schemes "far faster".
OFT DC report - five ways charges are eroding pension pots
The Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) report into the workplace defined contribution (DC) savings market highlighted some stark concerns over charges.
The ABI takes a step towards transparency
Rachel Dalton looks at the ABI's annuity rate window
FCA warns insurers: learn banking lesson, earn public trust
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chairman John Griffith-Jones has warned insurers to learn the lessons of the banking crisis and work harder to regain consumers' trust.
IMA: Pensions crisis will make credit crunch 'look like a tea party'
The asset management industry must regain consumers' trust and boost pension saving or risk a financial crisis even worse than the 2008 crash, the Investment Management Association (IMA) says.
Annuity awareness high but purchase patterns lag despite ABI code
Consumers' knowledge of annuity options is good but there is "plenty of room for improvement" following the launch of the Association of British Insurers' (ABI) annuity code, the organisation says.
ABI annuity code of conduct 'must go further'
The mandatory code of conduct on retirement choices for all Association of British Insurers (ABI) members, set to be enforced from 1 March, must go further to better help consumers, annuity campaigners have said.
Lib Dem 'property from pensions' plan: innovation or disaster?
Assessing plans allowing parents to access their lump-sum early to guarantee children's mortgages
Charges: a brief history
Hannah Brenton looks at the continuing debate on DC charges
Small pots, little interest
Jack Jones examines an underwhelmed industry's response to the DWP’s plans on small pots.
TPR must do more on alternative annuities
The Pensions Regulator needs to "beef up" its advice to consumers about alternative annuities, Prudential head of business development Vince Smith-Hughes says.
The best outcome for income
Andrew Short focuses on how schemes can improve member outcomes by helping them make appropriate income choices.
Insurers deny terms to schemes expanded for AE
Insurers have started to turn down employers who want to expand existing schemes for auto-enrolment, PP has learned.
Analysis: Kay's equity market review
Hannah Brenton looks at the interim report of the Kay Review
Rollover annuity market is set to plunge
Polarisation of the annuity market is set to cut profit margins for traditional ‘roll-over' annuity providers unless they adapt their business models, Hymans Robertson predicts.
ABI proposes extra rules to promote annuity choice
The Association of British Insurers has proposed three new measures to become part of its planned code of conduct for insurers selling annuities.
Insurers split on how to tackle 'unfair' discounts
Insurers are split over how the industry should tackle the issue of "unfair" active member discounts, PP can reveal.
Round up - 17 October
Employers forced to cut pay rises to pay for pension plans; Companies warned not to dismiss pay revolts; Axa asks staff to give up index-linked pensions; Pensions worry QE2 will raise liabilities; High price for overstating inflation
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