Pensions Buzz

Law and Regulation

Government should ban LGPS from political divestment campaigns

The government is right to stop the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) from making politically motivated investment decisions according to PP research.

clock 18 February 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

Have your say: Should government ban LGPS from politically motivated divestment?

This week we want to know if the government should ban the LGPS from taking part in politically motivated divestment campaigns and whether your DB scheme is cash flow negative.

clock 15 February 2016 • 1 min read

Industry

Industry says Ros Altmann has been unfairly criticised

The criticism of Ros Altmann by Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) has been unfair according to PP research.

clock 12 February 2016 • 4 min read

Industry

Have your say: has Ros Altmann been unfairly attacked over the state pension for women?

This week we want to know if the criticism of Ros Altmann on the women's state pension age has been fair and whether the view public sector pensions are unfairly generous is correct.

clock 08 February 2016 • 1 min read

Industry

Higher actuarial fees do not deliver value for money says industry

Paying actuaries more money does not lead to better services for schemes according to PP research.

clock 05 February 2016 • 5 min read

Defined Contribution

Have your say: are master trusts the industry's next time bomb?

In this week's survey we want to know if the lack of regulation in master trusts is a problem and whether your scheme gets more value from paying higher actuarial fees.

clock 01 February 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

DB will still be alive in FTSE 250 within a year

DB schemes will not vanish from FTSE 250 companies in the next 12 months according to PP research.

clock 28 January 2016 • 5 min read

Defined Benefit

How trustees can avoid becoming victims of group think

Behavioural economics could help trustees avoid making mistakes that could ultimately put members at risk. Michael Klimes investigates

clock 25 January 2016 • 8 min read

Industry

Market volatility deters DC savers and encourages bad decisions

Violent swings in markets discourage ordinary savers in defined contribution schemes according to PP research

clock 21 January 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

Have your say: how can trustees avoid group think?

This week we want to know how trustees can avoid group think scenarios and if more data on how people make pension decisions would lead to better legislation.

clock 18 January 2016 • 1 min read
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