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Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included news that Pension Schemes Bill powers given to The Pensions Regulator to issue contribution notices will not be backdated, while the Department for Work and Pensions said it will ban flat-fee charging on auto-enrolment...

  • Industry
  • 15 January 2021
DWP sets de-minimis for flat-fee AE charges and launches work to standardise cost reporting
DWP sets de-minimis for flat-fee AE charges and launches work to standardise cost reporting

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will ban the charging of flat fees on AE auto-enrolment (AE) pots below £100 and launch work on how to standardise cost and charges reporting.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 January 2021
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included news that buy-in and buyout volumes are set to reach £30-£40bn in 2021, while Pensions Infrastructure Platform owner announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange.

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2021
DWP taskforce sets out actions to enable large-scale consolidation of deferred small pots
DWP taskforce sets out actions to enable large-scale consolidation of deferred small pots

The small pots working group has made a number of recommendations on how to tackle the growth of deferred members with small pension pots within the AE pensions market – urging the government and industry to take action to enable large-scale mass transfers....

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 December 2020
DWP proposes hiked general levy over three years; DB costs to more than double
DWP proposes hiked general levy over three years; DB costs to more than double

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation on the future of the general levy, seeking to close a potential £230m funding gap if rates remain unchanged.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 December 2020
Guy Opperman: Dashboards and consolidation go hand-in-hand
Guy Opperman: Dashboards and consolidation go hand-in-hand

In the last of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman explains how pension dashboards will help consolidate pensions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 December 2020
Webinar: Engage or divest? How can the pension industry make a real ESG impact
Webinar: Engage or divest? How can the pension industry make a real ESG impact

Professional Pensions is holding a webinar on how the pensions industry can make a real impact when it comes to ESG – asking what is better, to engage or to divest.

  • Investment
  • 13 November 2020
Barriers to pooled funds implementing trustees' voting policies 'not insurmountable'
Barriers to pooled funds implementing trustees' voting policies 'not insurmountable'

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has published a report outlining the barriers in allowing trustees’ voting policies to be implemented by fund managers in pooled fund arrangements.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2020
Industry supportive of DWP's DC proposals but warns of unintended consequences
Industry supportive of DWP's DC proposals but warns of unintended consequences

The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) consultation on improving defined contribution (DC) outcomes has garnered support from the industry, but many have warned of potential unintended consequences.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 October 2020
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?

UK pension schemes are working hard to counter climate risks across investment portfolios, but the assessment of climate risks to sponsor covenant must be a key focus of schemes’ broader risk assessment, says Michael Bushnell.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 October 2020
UPDATED: DWP to mandate use of simpler annual statements for auto-enrolment DC schemes
UPDATED: DWP to mandate use of simpler annual statements for auto-enrolment DC schemes

The Department for Work and Pensions is to make it mandatory for auto-enrolment defined contribution (DC) schemes to use simpler annual statements.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 October 2020
Fund managers urged to ramp up climate risk data
Fund managers urged to ramp up climate risk data

XPS Pensions Group has called on fund managers to step up collection and management of climate risk data in order to get a true sense of the risk in their portfolios.

  • Industry
  • 09 October 2020
Legal Review: Assessing PPF compensation
Legal Review: Assessing PPF compensation

The PPF's compensation regime has been subject to a number of court challenges. Jonathan Hazlett takes a look at the complexities involved

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 October 2020
DC pot first-time access hit high record in March
DC pot first-time access hit high record in March

Savers accessing defined contribution (DC) pension pots for the first time rose to an all-time high just before the coronavirus pandemic, Just Group says.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 October 2020
Government launches small pots taskforce
Government launches small pots taskforce

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has confirmed a cross-sector working group to address the problems caused by small pension pots.

  • Regulation
  • 22 September 2020
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers
Industry raises significant concerns over FCA consultation on advising on pension transfers

The industry has raised serious concerns that Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) transfer advice proposals on illustrative figures could hamper schemes’ ability to help members to understand their retirement options and force many to take full regulated...

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 September 2020
Scheme governance going public: a member's foe or friend?
Scheme governance going public: a member's foe or friend?

While designed to boost member understanding, published statements of investment principles could muddy the waters and put members off altogether, says Anna Copestake.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 September 2020
DC value consultation a 'wake up call' but consolidation not always easy
DC value consultation a 'wake up call' but consolidation not always easy

Plans to improve value to members in defined contribution (DC) plans by improving investment options and governance while consolidating small schemes have been welcomed as a “wake-up call” for the industry.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 September 2020
DWP launches consultation to improve DC outcomes
DWP launches consultation to improve DC outcomes

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation to improve saver outcomes and promote investment in green technology and infrastructure.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 September 2020
Government urged to rethink 'pot follows member' idea to fix burgeoning number of lost pensions
Government urged to rethink 'pot follows member' idea to fix burgeoning number of lost pensions

Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) has urged the government to “look again” at the idea of ‘pot follows member’ to fix the burgeoning number of small pension pots getting lost.

  • Industry
  • 11 September 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s announcement of a delay to its valuation for 2020, while the government consulted on a proposal to force the largest schemes to publish their climate risk disclosures.

  • Industry
  • 28 August 2020
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures
Government consults on proposals to force largest schemes to publish climate risk disclosures

The government has put forward proposals to require the 100 largest occupational pension schemes – those with £5bn or more in assets and all authorised master trusts – to publish climate risk disclosures by the end of 2022.

  • Investment
  • 26 August 2020
Schemes face 'multi-million pound' dashboard compliance bill
Schemes face 'multi-million pound' dashboard compliance bill

Pensions schemes will face significant additional working costs reaching into the millions of pounds to prepare their data for the pensions dashboard, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 August 2020
PPF and DWP seek appeal over Hampshire implementation
PPF and DWP seek appeal over Hampshire implementation

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will appeal court judgments relating to the way the lifeboat fund pays compensation.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 August 2020
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