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Pensions dashboard data standards published; Opperman urges providers to prepare data
Pensions dashboard data standards published; Opperman urges providers to prepare data

The Pensions Dashboard Programme (PDP) has published key data standards which will underpin the initial technology used to allow savers to view their pensions.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 15 December 2020
UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue
UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue

PP has analysed the accounts of the biggest pension consulting firms and recorded the turnover (revenue) in their most recent accounts. The full leaderboard is below…

  • Industry
  • 25 June 2020
Introducing the Maslow-style hierarchy of data-enabled communication
Introducing the Maslow-style hierarchy of data-enabled communication

Karen Quinn and Rhys Williams explain how data can be used to improve pension scheme engagement.

  • Communication
  • 16 May 2020
Data quality is pensions dashboard's 'weakest link'
Data quality is pensions dashboard's 'weakest link'

The quality and availability of data is the “weakest link” for the pensions dashboard, according to the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 November 2019
Widespread concern over complexity and cost of GMP equalisation, finds ACA
Widespread concern over complexity and cost of GMP equalisation, finds ACA

Employers are increasingly concerned about the costs and complexity associated with equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs), according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 October 2019
Schemes with poor record keeping should receive harsher punishments
Schemes with poor record keeping should receive harsher punishments

Schemes with poor record keeping should be handed harsher punishments, say the majority of this week’s 83 Pensions Buzz respondents.

  • Industry
  • 16 October 2019
GMP Equalisation Working Group publishes methodology guidance
GMP Equalisation Working Group publishes methodology guidance

The cross-industry GMP Equalisation Working Group has published guidance outlining methods schemes could use to equalise for the sex based inequalities of GMPs.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 30 September 2019
DC schemes not aligned with member values but ESG shift could boost contributions by £1.2bn a year
DC schemes not aligned with member values but ESG shift could boost contributions by £1.2bn a year

Over three quarters (78%) of defined contribution (DC) members feel their pension scheme is not aligned with their values, latest research by Franklin Templeton shows.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 September 2019
GMP equalisation now top priority for schemes
GMP equalisation now top priority for schemes

Guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) equalisation has soared to the top of pension schemes' to-do lists, with 58% stating it is a priority project, research from Equiniti has revealed.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 23 August 2019
Defined Contribution Conference: Register now
Defined Contribution Conference: Register now

Professional Pensions is holding its defined contribution (DC) conference on 4 September.

  • Industry
  • 23 August 2019
Revealed: The top five third-party administrators and software providers in 2019
Revealed: The top five third-party administrators and software providers in 2019

This year's survey reveals how schemes assess the efficiency of TPAs and ranks the key providers. Holly Roach reports

  • Admin / Technology
  • 04 July 2019
GMP equalisation working group forms five sub-committees to draft guidance and drive progress
GMP equalisation working group forms five sub-committees to draft guidance and drive progress

The industry-wide GMP equalisation group has created five sub-committees to each work on a key component of the guidance. Holly Roach reports

  • Admin / Technology
  • 24 June 2019
Trustee boards should prioritise industry data issues
Trustee boards should prioritise industry data issues

Trustee boards are not focusing enough on data issues despite the bad effect poor data can have on members, according to a PMI roundtable in May. Holly Roach reports

  • Admin / Technology
  • 03 June 2019
Delivering best-of-breed administration
Delivering best-of-breed administration

Girish Menezes says there is a tried and tested solution already available in the market, and it is time for the rest of the industry to follow.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 May 2019
HMRC delays crucial GMP data until end of year
HMRC delays crucial GMP data until end of year

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced it is delaying the provision of data that will enable pension schemes to confirm the guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) benefits to pay to members until the end of the year.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 17 May 2019
PASA releases first round of data guidance
PASA releases first round of data guidance

The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has launched its first round of guidance to help administrators, trustees and employers assess the quality of their data.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 01 March 2019
Cost transparency: Where are we a year on?
Cost transparency: Where are we a year on?

The transaction cost disclosure regulations have been in place for a year. Jon Parker says while there has been progress in obtaining data, there is a still a long way to go.

  • Regulation
  • 18 January 2019
PPF 7800 index hits highest funding level since 2011
PPF 7800 index hits highest funding level since 2011

The combined defined benefit (DB) funding level increased to 97.7% at the end of September, according to the Pension Protection Fund's (PPF) latest update.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 October 2018
European investors 'ahead of the curve' in sustainable investing
European investors 'ahead of the curve' in sustainable investing

Schroders survey reveals sustainable investment activity is highest among European investors. Kim Kaveh explores the research.

  • Investment
  • 20 September 2018
FTSE 100 pension schemes slip back into deficit
FTSE 100 pension schemes slip back into deficit

The UK's 100 largest listed companies saw their combined defined benefit (DB) funding level fall by 80 basis points during August, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 September 2018
PPF index: DB deficit falls 27% to £62.8bn
PPF index: DB deficit falls 27% to £62.8bn

Private sector defined benefit (DB) schemes were 96.3% funded on a Pension Protection Fund (PPF) compensation basis at the end of July, according to the lifeboat fund's monthly index.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 August 2018
Exclusive: Views of online state pension forecasts grow to 8 million; 36% growth over past year
Exclusive: Views of online state pension forecasts grow to 8 million; 36% growth over past year

Around eight million state pension forecasts have been viewed online since the digital service was launched in February 2016, Professional Pensions analysis reveals.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 August 2018
Bulk annuity market in record-breaking first half
Bulk annuity market in record-breaking first half

Around £8bn of buy-ins and buyouts were completed in the first half of this year, writing the highest volume of deals of any first half to date.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 09 August 2018
FTSE 350 DB deficits fall to 17% of pre-tax profits
FTSE 350 DB deficits fall to 17% of pre-tax profits

Pension deficits at the UK's 350 largest listed companies fell by £27bn over the 18 months to June on an accounting basis, according to Barnett Waddingham.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 August 2018
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