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      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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Law Commission urges government to explore investment consultant regulation

The Law Commission has called on the government to explore regulating investment consultants.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 July 2014
Opinion: Insurers should offer full pension solutions

The build-it-yourself approach to pensions is an expensive and unsatisfactory experience, says Con Keating

  • Industry
  • 11 April 2014
Disclosure is great - if it targets the right people

Henry Tapper asks what pension costs should be disclosed, and to whom

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 March 2014
Good governance is not news

Rachel Dalton says insurers should already know what good governance looks like

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 March 2014
A little less conversation on annuities

Helen Morrissey thinks its time for action on the retirement market

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 February 2014
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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 February 2014
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".

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 November 2013
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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 19 September 2013
The ABI takes a step towards transparency

Rachel Dalton looks at the ABI's annuity rate window

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 September 2013
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.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 July 2013
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.

  • Corporate Governance
  • 06 June 2013
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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 June 2013
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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 February 2013
Lib Dem 'property from pensions' plan: innovation or disaster?

Assessing plans allowing parents to access their lump-sum early to guarantee children's mortgages

  • Industry
  • 27 September 2012
Charges: a brief history

Hannah Brenton looks at the continuing debate on DC charges

  • Industry
  • 02 August 2012
Small pots, little interest

Jack Jones examines an underwhelmed industry's response to the DWP’s plans on small pots.

  • Industry
  • 26 July 2012
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.

  • Regulation
  • 05 July 2012
The best outcome for income

Andrew Short focuses on how schemes can improve member outcomes by helping them make appropriate income choices.

  • Bulk Annuities
  • 31 May 2012
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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 May 2012
Analysis: Kay's equity market review

Hannah Brenton looks at the interim report of the Kay Review

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2012
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.

  • Industry
  • 26 January 2012
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.

  • Industry
  • 20 December 2011
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.

  • Industry
  • 10 November 2011
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

  • Press
  • 17 October 2011
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