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Scottish Widows scraps early exit fees across all pension policies
Scottish Widows scraps early exit fees across all pension policies

Scottish Widows will remove early exit fees across all of its workplace and personal pension policies ahead of the charge cap deadline.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 23 January 2017
LV= removes pension exit charges

LV= has removed all pension exit charges from its products, allowing customers to switch to other providers without incurring a fee.

  • Industry
  • 20 December 2016
DWP plans to cap early-exit charges for occupational pensions
DWP plans to cap early-exit charges for occupational pensions

Follows FCA announcement on personal pensions

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 November 2016
FCA introduces cap on early-exit pension charges
FCA introduces cap on early-exit pension charges

‘Proportionate balance between benefits'

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 November 2016
Capping early exit charges will be arduous for trustees
Capping early exit charges will be arduous for trustees

A consultation into capping early exit charges for occupational pensions has revealed how "torturous and more opaque" the system is compared to personal pensions.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 August 2016
FCA urged to ban 'unjustified' early exit charges for all savers
FCA urged to ban 'unjustified' early exit charges for all savers

The regulator should completely ban all pension early exit charges to prevent any saver being penalised for taking advantage of the freedom and choice reforms, Hargreaves Lansdown has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 August 2016
Exit charge cap poses challenges for trustees
Exit charge cap poses challenges for trustees

DWP's consultation on capping exit charges in occupational schemes has closed. Despite agreement on removing barriers to the freedoms, Michael Klimes finds there will be major administration hurdles.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 18 August 2016
Business savvy trustees will not stop schemes falling into PPF
Business savvy trustees will not stop schemes falling into PPF

Trustees who understand sponsors' needs will not lead to lower likelihood of default according to PP research.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 June 2016
Have your say: Are fears of a dangerous precedent from changing benefits at British Steel exaggerated?
Have your say: Are fears of a dangerous precedent from changing benefits at British Steel exaggerated?

This week we want to know if the fears of setting a dangerous precedent by changing benefits at the British Steel Pension Scheme are overblown.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 May 2016
FCA proposes 1% cap on pension freedom exit charges
FCA proposes 1% cap on pension freedom exit charges

Will ban fees on new contracts

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 May 2016
Was the Queen's Speech a success?
Was the Queen's Speech a success?

Last week's Queen's Speech contained a long awaited Pensions Bill to toughen up master trust regulation and plans to streamline the delivery of guidance. Helen Morrissey looks at whether these measures will adequately address problems within the market...

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  • 23 May 2016
Queen's Speech 2016: Bill to cap exit fees on trust-based schemes
Queen's Speech 2016: Bill to cap exit fees on trust-based schemes

The new pensions bill will cap early exit fees charged by trust-based occupational schemes in a bid to remove "unreasonable barriers" to accessing pension freedoms.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 May 2016
Queen's Speech 2016: Pensions Bill to toughen master trust regulation
Queen's Speech 2016: Pensions Bill to toughen master trust regulation

A new Pensions Bill will strengthen master trust regulation and give The Pensions Regulator increased powers to police these schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 May 2016
Are independent governance committees adding value to members' pensions?
Are independent governance committees adding value to members' pensions?

PP takes a look at the first IGC reports to see how the

  • Industry
  • 13 April 2016
Phoenix Group suspends ongoing charges for some members
Phoenix Group suspends ongoing charges for some members

Ongoing charges for some scheme members will be suspended over the next 12 months Phoenix Group has confirmed.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 04 April 2016

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