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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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Trustees in a quagmire over offering freedoms to legacy DC members

Trustees face a "disproportionate governance burden" in offering the Budget freedoms to deferred members in legacy defined contribution (DC) schemes, experts say.

  • Industry
  • 15 September 2014
Is it time for a single regulator?

Michael Klimes looks at the arguments in favour

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 September 2014
PwC's Lee hired by Buck

Celene Lee has joined Buck Consultants as a senior investment consultant.

  • Appointments
  • 01 September 2014
TPAS and MAS 'do not have resources' to deliver guidance guarantee

The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) and the Money Advice Service (MAS) will struggle to cope with the scale and speed of meeting the guidance guarantee, industry figures say.

  • Industry
  • 22 July 2014
PMI votes Buck's LeGrand vice president

The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has announced the appointment of Buck Consultants head of pensions policy Kevin LeGrand as vice president.

  • Appointments
  • 11 July 2014
Concern grows over conflicts of interest for fiduciary managers

Buck Consultants has raised concern over conflicts of interest at fiduciary managers after research found three in ten mandates (29%) were awarded to existing advisers without a competitive tendering exercise.

  • Investment
  • 02 July 2014
Buck Consultants launches mobile app for integrated reward portal

Buck Consultants has launched a mobile app version of its integrated reward portal Compass, which enables employees to view details of their employee benefits on a smartphone at any time.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 02 July 2014
Pulling the plug on managers

How do schemes know when to replace an underperforming fund manager?

  • Investment
  • 27 May 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Industry demands closer cooperation between DWP and Treasury

The industry wants government departments to work together more closely to avoid undermining the pension system through inconsistent policies.

  • Industry
  • 14 May 2014
Buck splits corporate and trustee businesses; hires three from Helm Corporate

Buck Consultants has restructured its business to create separate divisions for corporate consulting and trustee advice.

  • Appointments
  • 29 April 2014
Pirelli appoints Buck to assess Cardano performance

The Pirelli Common Investment Fund (Pirelli CIF) has appointed Buck Global Investment Advisors (BGIA) to monitor and evaluate its fiduciary management arrangements.

  • Investment
  • 28 April 2014
Achieving value for money from consultants and providers

Do employers really need to use a benefits consultant? Nick Martindale investigates what consultants can add to a benefits package or if it can all be done directly with providers.

  • Employee Benefits
  • 03 April 2014
Norcros scheme hires Buck Consultants

The Norcros Security Plan trustees have hired Buck Consultants to provide actuarial services to its £400m defined benefit (DB) section.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 24 March 2014
Buck partners with big four insurers for small firm AE service

Buck Consultants has teamed up with four of the biggest pension providers to target small and medium-sized employers (SMEs) with a one-stop auto-enrolment (AE) solution.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 13 March 2014
Buck's Smart takes worldwide role

Buck Consultants managing director (MD) Fraser Smart is set to relocate to New York to head up its worldwide business.

  • Appointments
  • 20 February 2014
Has the government missed a trick on small pots?

Buck Consultants’ Fraser Smart says small pots and state pension top-ups could combine

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 February 2014
DC staff numbers soar at major consultancies

Large consultancies have experienced double-digit growth within their defined contribution (DC) teams in just two years.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 February 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Buck's head of DC exits after 13 years

Buck Consultants principal and head of defined contribution (DC) and wealth Philip Smith is leaving the firm in March to take up a role at PwC, PP can reveal.

  • Appointments
  • 20 January 2014
Standard Life adds Broadstone to string of AE tie-ups

Standard Life has announced an alliance with Broadstone Corporate Benefits to deliver packaged auto-enrolment (AE) services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 December 2013
Buck and Wragge launch small business fixed fee AE advice service

Buck Consultants and Wragge & Co have announced a joint venture offering a fixed fee auto-enrolment (AE) advice service to small and medium enterprises (SME).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 November 2013
Industry slams TPR over scheme design intervention

The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) decision to publish a guide advising smaller employers to avoid trust-based defined contribution (DC) schemes has been slammed by the industry.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 August 2013
Managing cash flow

Taha Lokhandwala looks at research on schemes’ cash flow management and assesses the risks of holding too much cash

  • Investment
  • 25 July 2013
Firms plan to dodge AE to prevent 'govt stealing more money'

A number of smaller employers are planning to avoid auto-enrolment (AE) compliance citing the legislation as "designed solely to allow the government to steal more money".

  • Industry
  • 28 May 2013
Sponsors reconsider de-risking triggers as gilt yield rise predicted

Schemes are delaying de-risking plans and reviewing automatic triggers as sponsors increasingly believe gilt yields will rise in the short term, a senior actuary says.

  • Investment
  • 23 May 2013
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