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Govt urged to take action on net pay anomaly as experts sign letter to chancellor
Govt urged to take action on net pay anomaly as experts sign letter to chancellor

Industry heavyweights have urged chancellor Philip Hammond to take action on the net pay pensions tax relief anomaly which affects lower-paid earners.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 October 2018
The worst and best performing master trusts
The worst and best performing master trusts

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

  • Defined Contribution
  • 27 September 2018
'More detail' needed on TPR's master trust supervision policies
'More detail' needed on TPR's master trust supervision policies

Initial responses to The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) consultation on how master trusts will be supervised says it lacks detail on some of its policy proposals, including pause orders.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 24 August 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the 'Buck' name being revived as Conduent sold off the HR consulting business to a private equity investor.

  • Industry
  • 17 August 2018
Exclusive: Now Pensions making 'huge progress' to rectify admin issues
Exclusive: Now Pensions making 'huge progress' to rectify admin issues

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.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 August 2018
Government set to 'examine' pensions tax relief system
Government set to 'examine' pensions tax relief system

The government is set to take a close look at the current pension tax relief system, Baroness Buscombe revealed in a speech to the House of Lords last night.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 June 2018
Two-thirds of AE providers 'have no policy to prevent chemical weapon investments', says research
Two-thirds of AE providers 'have no policy to prevent chemical weapon investments', says research

Six out of nine automatic enrolment (AE) providers have no policy to prevent investments in companies that profit from chemical and biological weapons, according to analysis by ShareAction.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 11 June 2018
Five stories you may have missed last week
Five stories you may have missed last week

Last week's top stories included ITM completing a management buyout backed by private equity, and the regulator publishing its corporate plan for the next three years.

  • Industry
  • 11 May 2018
Master trusts failing low paid earners on pensions tax relief
Master trusts failing low paid earners on pensions tax relief

Low income earners in the majority of master trusts are missing out on tax relief on their retirement savings due to a legislative technicality, according to research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 April 2018
Four in five employees to stay in AE pensions as rate rises
Four in five employees to stay in AE pensions as rate rises

The majority of employees will stay opted into their automatic enrolment (AE) scheme despite their pension contributions tripling, Now Pensions research finds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 April 2018
Over a quarter of businesses in the dark on AE contribution increases
Over a quarter of businesses in the dark on AE contribution increases

Some 28% of senior business decision-makers are unaware that automatic enrolment (AE) minimum contributions are increasing next month, according to Now Pensions research.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 26 March 2018
Exclusive: Now Pensions opt-outs higher among women across all age groups
Exclusive: Now Pensions opt-outs higher among women across all age groups

Average opt-out rates for 22- to 29-year old female members were 5% in December compared to 3% for men - a trend that accelerates across older groups, according to Now Pensions analysis conducted exclusively for PP.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 February 2018
Watchdog fines Now Pensions trustee £70,000; imposes deadline to fix administrative issues
Watchdog fines Now Pensions trustee £70,000; imposes deadline to fix administrative issues

The trustee of master trust Now Pensions has been fined and given a set of stringent deadlines to fix long-running pension scheme issues, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) announced today.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 February 2018
Is the master trust authorisation regime the right approach?
Is the master trust authorisation regime the right approach?

Master trusts will need to be authorised by the regulator from October, but the current framework is still a draft. James Phillips explores if it's ready.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 January 2018
Now Pensions invests £65m in green bonds
Now Pensions invests £65m in green bonds

Now Pensions has invested approximately £65m worth of green bonds through its diversified growth fund (DGF).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 21 November 2017
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