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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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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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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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Inconsistency in DC default could lead to greater opt-outs
Inconsistency in DC default could lead to greater opt-outs

Lack of consistency across defined contribution (DC) default funds may result in larger numbers of members opting out, Punter Southall Aspire has warned.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 25 July 2016
Top five priorities for pension policy
Top five priorities for pension policy

With MP Richard Harrington replacing Baroness Ros Altmann in a more junior role, what should the under-secretary of state for pensions prioritise over the next year?

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 July 2016
Are pension funds pulling out of property?
Are pension funds pulling out of property?

Several property funds suspended trading last week in the wake of large outflows. Helen Morrissey asks whether pension funds are taking a long-term view.

  • Investment
  • 11 July 2016
Altmann: DC needs to take lead from DB with illiquid assets
Altmann: DC needs to take lead from DB with illiquid assets

Defined contribution (DC) schemes need to take a lead from defined benefit (DB) counterparts when looking to include illiquid assets.

  • Investment
  • 06 July 2016
LISA 'not a cure all' for retirement needs
LISA 'not a cure all' for retirement needs

The lifetime ISA (LISA) has short-term benefits but pensions come out on top over the whole of a career, according to analysis from Fidelity International.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 May 2016
UK Pensions Awards 2016 - The Winners
UK Pensions Awards 2016 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2016.

  • Industry
  • 06 May 2016
Savers withdraw £4.4bn in first year of freedoms
Savers withdraw £4.4bn in first year of freedoms

A quarter of a million people have taken advantage of freedom and choice since the reforms came into effect last April, according to official figures.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 28 April 2016
JLT Employee Benefits hires head of client communications
JLT Employee Benefits hires head of client communications

David Millar has been appointed head of client communications by JLT Employee Benefits where he will lead a team of consultants and production managers.

  • Appointments
  • 21 April 2016
Industry warns Lifetime ISA will damage pensions and confuse savers
Industry warns Lifetime ISA will damage pensions and confuse savers

The government's Lifetime ISA will lead to mass confusion and could pave the way for a future move to the Pensions ISA, according to several people.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 March 2016
Fidelity to add State Street's target date funds to DC platform
Fidelity to add State Street's target date funds to DC platform

Fidelity International will add State Street Global Advisors' (SSGA) target date funds (TDFs) to its defined contribution (DC) platform in the first quarter of this year.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 January 2016
How schemes should react to divergent monetary policy in 2016

Central banks are set to go indifferent directions

  • Investment
  • 20 November 2015
Daniel Godfrey leaves Investment Association in shock exit

Director of compliance fills role

  • Appointments
  • 07 October 2015
Can rules of thumb make members avoid silly decisions?

How the 4% rule can help

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 October 2015
Boats, divorce and a double decker bus: what are retirees spending their lump sum on?

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has revealed what its customers are spending their pension lump sums on, with one retiree using the cash to buy a red Routemaster bus.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 September 2015
Bridging the communications gap: Growing pensions enthusiasm vs saving enough.

The Budget freedoms have encouraged more people to start saving into a pension. However, how do we help them save enough asks Richard Parkin.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 September 2015
Alan Higham exits Fidelity after 18 months

Alan Higham, Fidelity Worldwide Investment retirement director, is to leave the business after 18 months.

  • Appointments
  • 23 July 2015
Which? calls for FCA crackdown on 'confusing' drawdown charges

Consumer group Which? wants the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to take action to simplify drawdown charges to make pensions freedom and choice retirement income options easier to understand.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 July 2015
Advice rule irritates DB savers as pension freedom trends emerge

The advantages of defined benefit (DB) pensions appear lost on some final salary savers who are frustrated by a government rule mandating they seek regulated advice before transferring out, research suggests.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 May 2015
A ten-point plan for the new pensions minister

Fidelity Worldwide Investment has laid out what it thinksRos Altmann’s priorities should be:

  • Industry
  • 12 May 2015
UK Pensions Awards 2015 - The Winners

Here they are - the winners of the UK Pensions Awards 2015.

  • Industry
  • 08 May 2015
Has Steve Webb been a success?

PP gets the industry opinion on Webb's five years as pensions minister

  • Industry
  • 07 May 2015
Crunching the numbers: What parties' pension tax plans mean for scheme members

Regardless of who is in power after the general election, higher earners are going to see their pension contributions taxed more heavily, according to analysis.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 April 2015
Mercer hires non-executive director

Catrina Holme has been appointed non-executive director of Mercer's UK board.

  • Appointments
  • 21 April 2015
Fidelity and Towers Watson forced to pay out over delayed transfer request

The Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has ordered Fidelity Investments and Towers Watson to compensate a scheme member who lost out due to a "needless delay" of his transfer request.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 April 2015
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