master trust

Alan Pickering says we have been blindly pursuing cost reductions in pension administration without really appreciating the consequences

Jonathan Stapleton says while the new rules will ensure master trusts are well run and have good systems, they won't necessarily ensure members are in the best schemes

Savers face a huge number of options at-retirement. Steve Goddard believes this 'dartboard of choice' should be take away and an additional layer of trustee governance is needed to protect members in the deculmulation phase

Hymans Robertson has unveiled research analysing investment performance across the 16 largest master trust default funds. Kim Kaveh explores the data.

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is set to toughen its approach to single-employer defined contribution (DC) trusts and will pilot two initiatives to boost governance over the coming months.

This week's top stories include the Ombudsman's determination against Royal London, and the ECJ's ruling that PPF compensation must amount to 50% of member benefits.

Ros Altmann says emerging concerns surrounding the accuracy of AE records, especially for smaller employers' staff, are disturbing.

The master trust authorisation regime will come into force at the beginning of October. TPR's Kim Brown sets out what the watchdog expects to happen next.

Now Pensions has made "huge progress" in resolving legacy administration issues - switching systems and completing unit adjustment for a "large proportion" of members, it says.

Access to automation could explain why there is still a large gap in fees for large and small schemes, according to KGC Associates' ninth administration survey. Victoria Ticha looks at the findings