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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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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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Pensions minister sets out timetable for Pension Schemes Act regulations
Pensions minister sets out timetable for Pension Schemes Act regulations

Pensions minister Guy Opperman has set out a timetable for secondary legislation to bring Pension Schemes Act provisions into force.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 March 2021
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age
Guy Opperman: Landmark legislation moves pensions into the digital age

The Pension Schemes Act 2021 will revolutionise savings and help build back better and greener, says Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2021
Opperman: Secondary legislation now priority following Royal Assent for Pension Schemes Act
Opperman: Secondary legislation now priority following Royal Assent for Pension Schemes Act

Minister for Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has pledged to make secondary legislation for the Pension Schemes Act his “number one” priority over the coming months.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 February 2021
TPR warns DC market must pay more attention to climate change
TPR warns DC market must pay more attention to climate change

The defined contribution (DC) market must pay more attention to climate change, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Investment
  • 02 February 2021
AMX and DWS team up for stewardship-focused pooled funds service
AMX and DWS team up for stewardship-focused pooled funds service

The Asset Management Exchange (AMX) and DWS have launched an investment solution which allows schemes in pooled funds to express their stewardship preferences.

  • Investment
  • 01 February 2021
Advice is better than guidance, says Guy Opperman
Advice is better than guidance, says Guy Opperman

Work and Pensions Committee

  • Industry
  • 27 January 2021
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent
Pension Schemes Bill gets final approval and waits for Royal Assent

The long-debated Pension Schemes Bill has received parliamentary approval, guaranteeing its place on the statute book.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 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
Opperman: New TPR powers will not be backdated
Opperman: New TPR powers will not be backdated

New Pension Schemes Bill powers given to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to issue contribution notices will not be backdated, pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has confirmed in a written parliamentary statement.

  • Industry
  • 12 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
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
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
Guy Opperman: Funding measures protect the pension scheme member
Guy Opperman: Funding measures protect the pension scheme member

In the fourth of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how revised funding arrangements for defined benefit schemes will better protect members.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 December 2020
Around 240,000 pension savers may have lost more than £14bn to fraud
Around 240,000 pension savers may have lost more than £14bn to fraud

More than 240,600 savers have lost an estimated £14.6bn of pension savings to fraudsters, but a further £2.5trn remains potentially accessible to criminals, The People’s Pension (TPP) says.

  • Industry
  • 03 December 2020
Phoenix Group sets 2025 net-zero commitment
Phoenix Group sets 2025 net-zero commitment

Phoenix Group has committed to its operations being net-zero by 2025, and its investment portfolio being net-zero by 2050.

  • Investment
  • 03 December 2020
Guy Opperman: Scam crackdown to protect savers
Guy Opperman: Scam crackdown to protect savers

In the third of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how impending legislation will help crackdown on 'crooks' scamming people out of their pensions.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 December 2020
AMNT launches DWP-supported voting infrastructure working group
AMNT launches DWP-supported voting infrastructure working group

The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has officially launched a working group focused on dismantling the “overly complex and archaic” barriers to trustee voting.

  • Industry
  • 01 December 2020
Guy Opperman: Climate change clauses a game changer for pension investment
Guy Opperman: Climate change clauses a game changer for pension investment

In the second of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman talks about putting trustees’ duty to manage climate risk on a statutory footing

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 December 2020
Guy Opperman: Bill is a pathway for safer, better and greener pensions
Guy Opperman: Bill is a pathway for safer, better and greener pensions

In the first of a five-part series of articles for PP, pensions minister Guy Opperman sets out how impending legislation will improve pensions for members.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 November 2020
Caroline Rookes confirmed as permanent TPO chairwoman
Caroline Rookes confirmed as permanent TPO chairwoman

The government has confirmed the current interim chairwoman of The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO), Caroline Rookes, will continue the role in a permanent capacity.

  • Appointments
  • 27 November 2020
Pensions bill must make net zero a 'mandatory requirement' for schemes, MMMM says
Pensions bill must make net zero a 'mandatory requirement' for schemes, MMMM says

Ethical pensions campaign Make My Money Matter (MMMM) has called on the government to use the Pension Schemes Bill to require all UK pension funds to commit to net-zero emission investment strategies.

  • Investment
  • 11 November 2020
Why simpler annual statements could mark the start of better member engagement
Why simpler annual statements could mark the start of better member engagement

Jonathan Stapleton says that, while the production of two-page simpler annual statements is no panacea for member engagement, it is a welcome step in the right direction.

  • Industry
  • 09 November 2020
Workplace schemes mandated to 'nudge' members into pensions guidance
Workplace schemes mandated to 'nudge' members into pensions guidance

Occupational pensions schemes will be required to direct savers to take guidance on pension withdrawals under new provisions to boost engagement.

  • Regulation
  • 28 October 2020
Timeline for pensions dashboards announced - Data standards due in December but consumer offering not available until at least 2023
Timeline for pensions dashboards announced - Data standards due in December but consumer offering not available until at least 2023

The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published its second progress update report – setting out a timeline for the development of the project.

  • Industry
  • 28 October 2020
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