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25 Years of PP: A busy two decades
25 Years of PP: A busy two decades

As part of a series celebrating PP’s silver anniversary, Hope William-Smith asks industry veterans about policy over the past 25 years and what needs to change for the future.

  • Industry
  • 18 September 2020
Pensions Personality of the Year 2020 - Nominees unveiled, voting begins
Pensions Personality of the Year 2020 - Nominees unveiled, voting begins

Here they are… The nominees for this year's Pensions Personality of the Year…

  • Industry
  • 17 August 2020
The ACA: Aiming to reflect what society needs
The ACA: Aiming to reflect what society needs

Jenny Condron and Patrick Bloomfield explain the ACA's immediate priorities.

  • Industry
  • 30 June 2020
Patrick Bloomfield elected next ACA chair
Patrick Bloomfield elected next ACA chair

Hymans Robertson scheme actuary and partner Patrick Bloomfield has been elected chair of the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Appointments
  • 19 May 2020
Government urged to set timetable for AE reform implementation
Government urged to set timetable for AE reform implementation

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has urged the government to set out a timetable for when it will implement its planned automatic enrolment (AE) reforms, and produce a timetable for increases in AE contribution levels.

  • Industry
  • 16 January 2020
Jenny Condron: Making it in a man's world
Jenny Condron: Making it in a man's world

Jenny Condron is chief actuarial officer at Mercer and became the first female chair of the Association of Consulting Actuaries in 2018. Here she tells Laura Miller what it takes to make it in a man’s world, the one thing that scares her most, and why...

  • Industry
  • 02 January 2020
Industry calls for simpler pensions tax system
Industry calls for simpler pensions tax system

The government should review pension tax rules and simplify the system, according to AJ Bell and the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 November 2019
Pension tax concerns 'distracting' from crucial industry issues
Pension tax concerns 'distracting' from crucial industry issues

Major industry concerns such as GMP equalisation are being left on the back burner as employers continue to grapple with the complexities of pensions tax, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

  • Industry
  • 04 November 2019
Widespread concern over complexity and cost of GMP equalisation, finds ACA
Widespread concern over complexity and cost of GMP equalisation, finds ACA

Employers are increasingly concerned about the costs and complexity associated with equalising guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs), according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Admin / Technology
  • 22 October 2019
ACA calls for key policy measures to be included in pensions bill
ACA calls for key policy measures to be included in pensions bill

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has called for five key policy measures to be included in the upcoming pensions bill.

  • Industry
  • 07 October 2019
ACA: Pension coverage remains patchy and employee saving still insufficient
ACA: Pension coverage remains patchy and employee saving still insufficient

The government must take action to build on the successes of auto-enrolment (AE) and ensure coverage and contribution rates are increased, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) says.

  • Industry
  • 27 September 2019
ACA backs letting savers use pensions to buy houses
ACA backs letting savers use pensions to buy houses

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has thrown support behind proposals to allow first-time buyers to use part of their pension pot as a deposit for a home.

  • Industry
  • 10 June 2019
ACA proposes 'model scheme' for simplified benefits following 'tidal wave' of new initiatives
ACA proposes 'model scheme' for simplified benefits following 'tidal wave' of new initiatives

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has received support for its proposed 'model scheme' to simplify defined benefit (DB) benefits alongside the conversion of guaranteed minimum pensions (GMPs).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 May 2019
An opportunity for a simpler DB world
An opportunity for a simpler DB world

Jenny Condron says pensions simplification would sweep away confusion for members arising from having up to 12 tranches with different rates of revaluation and increase.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 January 2019
Three-quarters of employers support pensions tax relief reform
Three-quarters of employers support pensions tax relief reform

Three-quarters of employers would support pensions tax relief changes if they provide more help to lower-paid earners, according to the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 02 January 2019
Industry welcomes 'detailed' DWP superfund plans but identify affordability issues
Industry welcomes 'detailed' DWP superfund plans but identify affordability issues

The industry has welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) consultation on defined benefit (DB) consolidation as a way to address scheme covenant issues.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 December 2018
How a 'pensions pound' could simplify DB benefits
How a 'pensions pound' could simplify DB benefits

The ACA and Royal London have published a joint policy paper on a 'radically simplified' DB structure. Kim Kaveh looks at the proposals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2018
Employers urge DWP to give TPR more targeted but proportionate powers
Employers urge DWP to give TPR more targeted but proportionate powers

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must be given more targeted powers but maintain flexibility around defined benefit (DB) scheme funding, concludes a survey by the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 October 2018
ACA names Jenny Condron as first female chair
ACA names Jenny Condron as first female chair

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has appointed its first female chair, Jenny Condron. Victoria Ticha speaks to her about the key pension issues that must be addressed and how to bridge the industry's gender gap

  • Industry
  • 22 May 2018

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