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The top 20 opinion articles of 2019
The top 20 opinion articles of 2019

What were some of the most read opinion pieces on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? We look at some of the top articles from our commentators during the year.

  • Industry
  • 23 December 2019
Scottish Friendly completes Canada Life pension book acquisition
Scottish Friendly completes Canada Life pension book acquisition

Mutual Scottish Friendly has completed the acquisition of a back book of life and pension policies from financial services provider Canada Life.

  • Industry
  • 07 November 2019
Pension risk highlighted as UK system lags in global retirement rankings
Pension risk highlighted as UK system lags in global retirement rankings

The UK has failed to impress in an international analysis of pension systems due to serious concerns over sustainability.

  • Industry
  • 21 October 2019
Six ways to boost your pension pot
Six ways to boost your pension pot

Putting together a pension fund can be tricky to tackle, whether you have just set foot into the world of work, or have been working for years and are approaching retirement. Emily McKinnon looks at effective ways of saving for retirement.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 09 August 2019
Trustee enquiries about bundling admin and investment rise 50% at Aviva
Trustee enquiries about bundling admin and investment rise 50% at Aviva

Aviva has seen a 50% year-on-year increase in the number of enquiries from pension schemes that use investment and administration on separate platforms seeking to move to a bundled provider.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 23 July 2019
The new rules of engagement for pension funds
The new rules of engagement for pension funds

Robert Branagh calls on the industry to embrace this new world as an opportunity, not a problem

  • Industry
  • 17 July 2019
XPS to buy Royal London's corporate pensions business
XPS to buy Royal London's corporate pensions business

XPS Pensions Group has announced plans to acquire Royal London's corporate pension services division for a cash consideration of £4.8m.

  • Investment
  • 01 May 2019
My concerns over DB data and dashboard
My concerns over DB data and dashboard

Paul McGlone says let's start with the basics, re-unite members with their DB schemes, and provide some very basic information

  • Admin / Technology
  • 17 April 2019
Croydon sets up asset-backed funding to reduce pension contributions
Croydon sets up asset-backed funding to reduce pension contributions

An innovative funding structure has been agreed for Croydon Pension Fund. However, there are some concerns about the arrangement. Stephanie Baxter reports

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 February 2019
Why should a rising star join pensions?
Why should a rising star join pensions?

Girish Menezes says we must not forget our young pension professionals and rising stars are critical stakeholders within the equation

  • Industry
  • 14 February 2019
Industry split on views to launch the dashboard on voluntary basis
Industry split on views to launch the dashboard on voluntary basis

This week's 103 Pensions Buzz respondents were equally split on whether the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is right to launch the dashboard on a voluntary participation basis, as was announced on Monday.

  • Industry
  • 06 December 2018
Reliable data central to confidence in dashboard
Reliable data central to confidence in dashboard

Ros Altmann says there is no need for any legislation to get the dashboard project moving, and the first step could be to sort out data accuracy and reliability issues

  • Admin / Technology
  • 05 December 2018
Companies told to cut higher pension contributions for bosses
Companies told to cut higher pension contributions for bosses

Employers that dish out higher pension contributions to directors than junior staff will face shareholder revolt if they fail to axe such practices.

  • Investment
  • 22 November 2018
Employee flexibility in pension contributions set to triple
Employee flexibility in pension contributions set to triple

The number of companies offering employees flexibility in use of pension contributions is set to triple over the next two years, Willis Towers Watson (WTW) says.

  • Investment
  • 22 November 2018
Partnership deal agreed between ABI and NEST
Partnership deal agreed between ABI and NEST

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) and the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) have agreed a partnership deal in a bid to formalise their relationship.

  • Industry
  • 21 November 2018
We are letting down pension fund members
We are letting down pension fund members

Colin Meech says lack of clarity means workers and their employers don't know whether they're getting value for money or how investments are performing

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 October 2018
UK moves up one place in global retirement ranking
UK moves up one place in global retirement ranking

The UK has moved up one place in this year's Natixis Global Retirement Index (GRI) - seeing improvements in health and wellbeing dragged down by performance of retirement prospects in general.

  • Industry
  • 06 September 2018
Lessons from Lehman for pension trustees
Lessons from Lehman for pension trustees

A decade after the crisis, Rory Murphy says the industry must embrace the same approach to consumer engagement that is benefitting innovators in banking and retail

  • Industry
  • 05 September 2018
Tax rules and pensions: A very toxic mix
Tax rules and pensions: A very toxic mix

Malcolm McClean questions whether we really need the complex tapered annual allowance, lifetime allowance and money purchase annual allowance at all

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 August 2018
Centrica's pension deficit falls by £857m in H1
Centrica's pension deficit falls by £857m in H1

Centrica has announced the funding hole across its pension schemes fell by 97% to £29m at the end of June 2018.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 July 2018
Fidelity: 'Gender pension gap' sees women losing out by over 10%
Fidelity: 'Gender pension gap' sees women losing out by over 10%

Young women are likely to end up with a pension pot nearly 11% smaller than that of male counterparts, with a number of barriers preventing women from investing, according to a new report by Fidelity International.

  • Investment
  • 02 July 2018
Government to work with industry on growing social impact investment
Government to work with industry on growing social impact investment

The government will encourage investors to support social impact programmes by working with the investments and saving industry, it has announced.

  • Investment
  • 13 June 2018
TPO and TPR share information to boost standards and protect members
TPO and TPR share information to boost standards and protect members

The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) and The Pensions Regulator (TPR) have signed an information-sharing agreement to enhance their combined knowledge and understanding of developing issues.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 May 2018
PPF appoints two non-executive directors to board
PPF appoints two non-executive directors to board

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has appointed Chris Cheetham and Emmy Labovitch to its board as non-executive directors.

  • Appointments
  • 01 May 2018
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L&G agrees £400m deal with own scheme
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Mark Stocker dies following cancer battle
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PLSA unveils six policy board appointments
Boohoo acquisition of Debenhams leaves schemes with PPF
Boohoo acquisition of Debenhams leaves schemes with PPF
Think tank floats Aviva-backed lower income-focused retirement target framework
Think tank floats Aviva-backed lower income-focused retirement target framework
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