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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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      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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      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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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
IFS: Pensions system places too much risk on individuals
IFS: Pensions system places too much risk on individuals

Workplace pensions look more like individual savings pots as too much risk is loaded onto members, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) director Paul Johnson warns.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 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
Five issues the global pensions industry needs to address
Five issues the global pensions industry needs to address

Engagement in pensions is rising but there are still a number of barriers to overcome. Natanje Holt looks at the key issues that need to be tackled

  • Industry
  • 17 May 2019
TPR takes action against employer prioritising dividends and reveals 15% increase in use of AE powers
TPR takes action against employer prioritising dividends and reveals 15% increase in use of AE powers

The Pensions Regulator has set how it has used its powers over the first three months of the year in a bid to better protect scheme members.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 May 2019
All pension customers should be treated equally
All pension customers should be treated equally

Ros Altmann urges the industry to address injustices and inefficiencies, and engage in direct-to-consumer marketing that promotes pensions properly for the mass market

  • Industry
  • 03 May 2019
Choosing between GPPs and master trusts
Choosing between GPPs and master trusts

As more employers go through the re-enrolment process, it may be time to balance the pros and cons of GPPs and master trusts. James Phillips looks at the arguments

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 May 2019
PensionBee leads industry with launch of simpler annual statements
PensionBee leads industry with launch of simpler annual statements

PensionBee has become the first UK pension provider to adopt simpler annual statements to improve its pension reporting to members and encourage engagement.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 02 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
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
Exclusive: Half of employers unaware of DC services they offer to members
Exclusive: Half of employers unaware of DC services they offer to members

Some 48% of employers are unaware of the services or help they offer to members of their defined contribution (DC) schemes, according to Aon.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 March 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
AE, net pay and the pensions dashboard - a Spring Statement wishlist
AE, net pay and the pensions dashboard - a Spring Statement wishlist

The Spring Statement is likely to be overshadowed by Brexit but there is still much to do in pensions. Kim Kaveh and Holly Roach take a look at the industry's wishlist.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 March 2019
'Money and Pensions Service' backed by industry as new name for SFGB
'Money and Pensions Service' backed by industry as new name for SFGB

The 'Money and Pensions Service' is an appropriate new name for the Single Financial Guidance Body, this week's Pensions Buzz respondents say.

  • Industry
  • 11 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
Workers to take home more pay this year despite contribution rate hike
Workers to take home more pay this year despite contribution rate hike

Workers will still get an increase in take-home pay this April despite the rise in auto-enrolment (AE) contributions, according to Royal London analysis.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 25 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
Lloyds secures 630,000 pension customers with 'strong progress' towards one million by 2020
Lloyds secures 630,000 pension customers with 'strong progress' towards one million by 2020

Lloyds Banking Group secured 630,000 new pension customers last year, according to its 2018 annual results.

  • Industry
  • 20 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
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