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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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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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UPDATED Independent governance committees: A list of who is sitting on which IGCs

PP looks at the pensions great and good who oversee contract-based schemes

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  • 05 October 2020
Hargreaves Lansdown appoints three IGC members
Hargreaves Lansdown appoints three IGC members

Hargreaves Lansdown has appointed three new members to its independent governance committee (IGC).

  • Appointments
  • 23 September 2020
Mixed views on value for money of Gogglebox ads
Mixed views on value for money of Gogglebox ads

Respondents were divided on whether the Gogglebox series of adverts on auto-enrolment represented good value for money, after the government spent £800,000 on the partnership.

  • Industry
  • 30 April 2019
The lifetime allowance should be scrapped, says industry
The lifetime allowance should be scrapped, says industry

The lifetime allowance should be scrapped and replaced with a lower annual allowance, last week's Pensions Buzz respondents said.

  • Industry
  • 25 April 2019
FCA sets refreshed priorities for joint action with TPR
FCA sets refreshed priorities for joint action with TPR

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has set priorities for the coming year for its joint action with The Pensions Regulator (TPR), including reviewing whether pension schemes are providing sound information to consumers.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 April 2019
FCA consults on IGC social investment duties and drawdown assessment
FCA consults on IGC social investment duties and drawdown assessment

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing to expand the remit of independent governance committees (IGCs) to help "protect consumers from unsuitable investments".

  • Law and Regulation
  • 15 April 2019
IGCs face stronger ESG reporting duties under FCA plans
IGCs face stronger ESG reporting duties under FCA plans

Contract-based schemes could face requirements to disclose their firms' policies on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues under Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans.

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  • 15 October 2018
Have your say: Should pre-1997 pension benefits receive statutory protection against inflation?
Have your say: Should pre-1997 pension benefits receive statutory protection against inflation?

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know if pre-1997 pension benefits should receive statutory protection against inflation.

  • Industry
  • 10 April 2018
Schroders first asset manager to sign up to PTL's Clear Funds initiative
Schroders first asset manager to sign up to PTL's Clear Funds initiative

Schroders has become the first asset manager to sign up to Clear Funds, a transaction cost assessment service launched by PTL in January 2018.

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  • 06 February 2018
Have your say: Is the regulator becoming more heavy-handed?
Have your say: Is the regulator becoming more heavy-handed?

This week we want to know if TPR is becoming more heavy-handed and whether its new investment guidance will help defined benefit trustees set better investment strategies.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 April 2017
Industry should accept reality and engage with LISA
Industry should accept reality and engage with LISA

Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz say it's time to get on board with the lifetime ISA to get the best outcomes for members.

  • Industry
  • 06 April 2017
Have your say: Is the six-year decline in mortality improvements just a blip?
Have your say: Is the six-year decline in mortality improvements just a blip?

This week we want to know if the continued decline in mortality improvements is a just a blip and what is the single biggest geopolitical risk for markets this year.

  • Industry
  • 04 April 2017
LISA needs IGC model to ensure appropriate investments
LISA needs IGC model to ensure appropriate investments

The lifetime ISA (LISA) needs an independent governance mechanism to ensure savers' money is invested appropriately, PTL has argued.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 January 2017
Has the FCA found the right solution for hidden transaction costs?
Has the FCA found the right solution for hidden transaction costs?

As the FCA closes its consultation on improving transparency of costs and charges in pension schemes, James Phillips asks the industry whether the watchdog has the right solution.

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  • 06 January 2017
More workers on boards would not improve pension coverage
More workers on boards would not improve pension coverage

Most respondents to this week's Pensions Buzz do not believe more workers on company boards would improve pension coverage.

  • Industry
  • 04 November 2016
Royal London: IGC consumer representative appointment process hard work
Royal London: IGC consumer representative appointment process hard work

The process of appointing a policy holder to an independent governance committee (IGC) is a long and complex process according to Royal London.

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  • 02 November 2016
Have your say: Could the Uber ruling boost AE for the self-employed?
Have your say: Could the Uber ruling boost AE for the self-employed?

This week we want to know if the Uber ruling will spur the government to do more to extend auto-enrolment for the self-employed.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 November 2016
Royal London appoints consumer representative to IGC
Royal London appoints consumer representative to IGC

Royal London has appointed a customer representative to its independent governance committee (IGC) in what it claims is the first move of its kind in the industry.

  • Appointments
  • 31 October 2016
IGCs and trustee boards must take holistic approach to value for money
IGCs and trustee boards must take holistic approach to value for money

Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) and trustee boards must not fall into the trap of believing value for money is solely about what is measurable according to Ian Pittaway.

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  • 20 October 2016
IGCs team up to study members' views on value for money
IGCs team up to study members' views on value for money

Independent Governance Committees (IGCs) have joined forces to better understand what value for money means for scheme members.

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  • 27 September 2016
Ignoring hidden charges is 'easy' and 'profitable'
Ignoring hidden charges is 'easy' and 'profitable'

It is "easy" and "profitable" for the fund management industry to ignore the problem of excessive hidden charges says David Pitt-Watson.

  • Investment
  • 13 September 2016
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
Aviva and Friends Life IGCs merge
Aviva and Friends Life IGCs merge

Aviva and Friends Life have combined their independent governance committees (IGCs) following the merger of the insurers last April.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 17 June 2016
L&G appoints master trust trustee and IGC member
L&G appoints master trust trustee and IGC member

Ali Toutounchi has been appointed a trustee of Legal & General's (L&G) master trust as well as a member of its independent governance committee (IGC).

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  • 15 June 2016
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