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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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DB schemes need own journeys to net-zero commitments, industry says
DB schemes need own journeys to net-zero commitments, industry says

Four in five (81%) industry professionals believe defined benefit (DB) schemes should choose their own framework and pathway to net-zero rather than following set prescriptions.

  • Investment
  • 16 February 2021
Have your say: Is TPR's approach to the DB funding code the correct one?
Have your say: Is TPR's approach to the DB funding code the correct one?

In this week’s Pensions Buzz survey we want to know whether you agree The Pensions Regulator’s approach to the defined benefit (DB) funding code is the correct one.

  • Industry
  • 19 January 2021
Have your say: What do you think will be the most important pension issues in 2021?
Have your say: What do you think will be the most important pension issues in 2021?

In this latest Pensions Buzz we want to know what will be the biggest pension issues in 2021.

  • Industry
  • 13 January 2021
Net-zero target should not be mandated as part of the Pension Schemes Bill, industry says
Net-zero target should not be mandated as part of the Pension Schemes Bill, industry says

The majority of the pensions industry agrees an eventual net-zero target should not be mandated for schemes as part of the Pension Schemes Bill, according to a Professional Pensions poll.

  • Industry
  • 20 November 2020
Public's level of trust in pensions has not increased since introduction of freedoms, says industry
Public's level of trust in pensions has not increased since introduction of freedoms, says industry

  • Industry
  • 29 October 2020
Have your say: Should members be allowed to access their pension early to 'borrow' a deposit for buying a house?
Have your say: Should members be allowed to access their pension early to 'borrow' a deposit for buying a house?

In this latest Pensions Buzz we want to know whether you think savers should be allowed to access their pension early in order to buy a house.

  • Industry
  • 20 October 2020
'Ludicrous' and 'ridiculous' idea for scam prevention minister slammed
'Ludicrous' and 'ridiculous' idea for scam prevention minister slammed

A call for the government to consider handing responsibility for tackling pension scams to a specially appointed minister has faced backlash from PP readers.

  • Industry
  • 15 October 2020
Have your say: Can AE defaults be net zero by 2050?
Have your say: Can AE defaults be net zero by 2050?

In this week’s Pensions Buzz, we want to know whether you think auto-enrolment default funds can be net zero by 2050, as called for by Aviva, and if ESG is a top priority for your scheme.

  • Industry
  • 06 October 2020
Have your say: Has your approach to technological innovation changed during Covid-19?
Have your say: Has your approach to technological innovation changed during Covid-19?

In this week's Pensions Buzz, we want to know whether your approach to technological innovation has changed during Covid-19.

  • Industry
  • 30 September 2020
Timeline uncertainty over TPR removal of late payment reporting flexibility
Timeline uncertainty over TPR removal of late payment reporting flexibility

The industry is split on whether The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) January removal of late payment reporting flexibility is too early, a Professional Pensions poll shows.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 24 September 2020
Government launches small pots taskforce
Government launches small pots taskforce

Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has confirmed a cross-sector working group to address the problems caused by small pension pots.

  • Regulation
  • 22 September 2020
94% of industry backs increased trustee power to halt potential scam transfers
94% of industry backs increased trustee power to halt potential scam transfers

Trustees should have the ability to pause suspected scam transfers, respondents agreed in a Professional Pensions poll.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 September 2020
Sole corporate trusteeship not a positive trend, industry says
Sole corporate trusteeship not a positive trend, industry says

Almost half (49%) of the respondents to a Professional Pensions poll disagree that the trend toward sole corporate trusteeship is positive.

  • Industry
  • 17 September 2020
Have your say: Do you agree flat-fee structures should be scrapped on low-value DC pots?
Have your say: Do you agree flat-fee structures should be scrapped on low-value DC pots?

In this latest Pensions Buzz, we want to know whether you agree with calls for flat-fee structures to be scrapped on low-value defined contribution pension pots.

  • Industry
  • 01 September 2020
WPC freedoms inquiry unlikely to be dominated by Covid-19 impacts, says industry
WPC freedoms inquiry unlikely to be dominated by Covid-19 impacts, says industry

The economic impact of coronavirus is unlikely to overshadow the Work and Pensions Committee’s (WPC) inquiry into the success of pension freedoms, the industry believes.

  • Regulation
  • 13 August 2020
Industry backs potential introduction of small pots taskforce
Industry backs potential introduction of small pots taskforce

More than half of respondents to a Professional Pensions survey would like to see the government launch a small pots taskforce to stop them undermining the success of auto-enrolment (AE).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 August 2020
Industry opposed to attending face-to-face events in October
Industry opposed to attending face-to-face events in October

A majority of industry professionals polled opposed the idea of attending face-to-face events in October, Professional Pensions finds.

  • Industry
  • 30 July 2020
Industry must redouble leadership diversity efforts, trustees say
Industry must redouble leadership diversity efforts, trustees say

A majority of industry professionals polled believe greater strides must be made to improve the diversity of the leadership on trustee boards, Professional Pensions finds.

  • Industry
  • 06 July 2020
Exclusive: What's keeping pension professionals positive during lockdown?
Exclusive: What's keeping pension professionals positive during lockdown?

It’s not all gloom and doom say Buzz respondents…

  • Industry
  • 03 July 2020
Covid-19 likely to push DC schemes into master trusts
Covid-19 likely to push DC schemes into master trusts

The economic uncertainty generated by Covid-19 is likely to cause a large number of defined contribution (DC) schemes to move into master trusts, according to PP readers.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 June 2020
EXCLUSIVE: PP poll reveals industry fears over post-crisis return to BAU
EXCLUSIVE: PP poll reveals industry fears over post-crisis return to BAU

Two-thirds of the industry don’t expect to return to non-home offices until at least September and 55% don’t expect a return to face-to-face business as usual for at least a year, exclusive PP research reveals.

  • Industry
  • 15 May 2020
Maps flags Covid-19 implications for pensions dashboard launch
Maps flags Covid-19 implications for pensions dashboard launch

The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has published its first full report on progress on the pensions dashboard so far and has flagged “significant” delivery challenges in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Industry
  • 08 April 2020
Covenant most pressing issue amid Covid-19, say Buzz respondents
Covenant most pressing issue amid Covid-19, say Buzz respondents

Any weakening of the sponsor covenant arising from the Covid-19 crisis is likely to have the most challenging impact for pension schemes, according to March's Pensions Buzz respondents.

  • Industry
  • 30 March 2020
Industry 'shoots itself in foot' with two trustee accreditation regimes
Industry 'shoots itself in foot' with two trustee accreditation regimes

The industry has rejected the need for multiple professional trustee accreditation regimes after the Pensions Management Institute and Association of Professional Pension Trustees launched rival frameworks.

  • Industry
  • 13 March 2020
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