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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

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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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      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Spring Budget 2021: Icy response to lifetime allowance freeze
Spring Budget 2021: Icy response to lifetime allowance freeze

The industry has provided a predominantly negative response to the confirmation today that the lifetime allowance will be frozen at £1,073,100 until April 2026.

  • Regulation
  • 03 March 2021
FCA data reveals over £20bn of DB transfers between 2018 and 2020
FCA data reveals over £20bn of DB transfers between 2018 and 2020

Some £20.1bn of defined benefit (DB) pensions were advised to transfer between 2018 and 2020, while £10.2bn were recommended not to transfer, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) data reveals.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 January 2021
DB funds as an economic lever could derail schemes from responsibilities
DB funds as an economic lever could derail schemes from responsibilities

Opportunities for defined benefit (DB) schemes to pursue investment approaches that help repair the UK’s economy cannot stand in the way of improving member outcomes, Aegon says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2020
Flexible pension withdrawals slide 2% in 12 months
Flexible pension withdrawals slide 2% in 12 months

The £2.3bn withdrawn flexibly from pensions in Q3 represents a 2% year-on-year decrease from monies withdrawn during the same months in 2019, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) figures show.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 October 2020
People reaching pension freedoms age to peak this year
People reaching pension freedoms age to peak this year

The number of people turning 55 and becoming eligible to use the pension freedoms will hit a peak of 941,000 this year, according to Aegon.

  • Industry
  • 08 June 2020
New delay for contingent charging ban decision
New delay for contingent charging ban decision

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has postponed its decision on whether to ban contingent charging on defined benefit (DB) transfers by up to six months.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 March 2020
Treasury confirms increase in NI threshold
Treasury confirms increase in NI threshold

The government has confirmed it has increased the National Insurance (NI) threshold from £8,632 to £9,500 from April.

  • Industry
  • 11 March 2020
Rate cut 'bittersweet' for schemes and savers
Rate cut 'bittersweet' for schemes and savers

The Bank of England’s decision to cut the base rate by 50 basis points (bps) will prove challenging for both pension schemes and retirees, the industry warns.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 March 2020
Government announces March Budget
Government announces March Budget

HM Treasury has confirmed that the government will hold its Budget on 11 March.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 January 2020
Private pension wealth grows by £2.5trn over ten years
Private pension wealth grows by £2.5trn over ten years

Private pension wealth has grown to £6.1trn in the last decade up from £3.6trn, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows.

  • Industry
  • 09 December 2019
Conservatives commit to review of taper and net-pay issues
Conservatives commit to review of taper and net-pay issues

The Conservative party will hold reviews of the tapered annual allowance and net-pay schemes if it is elected back into government, it has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 November 2019
UK CPI inflation falls to lowest level in two years at 1.5%
UK CPI inflation falls to lowest level in two years at 1.5%

The UK’s consumer prices index (CPI) has fallen to its lowest level since November 2016, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Industry
  • 13 November 2019
Self-employed taking £115,000 workplace pensions shortfall
Self-employed taking £115,000 workplace pensions shortfall

An individual who moves into self-employment after ten years work will miss out on an additional £115,300 in retirement funds after exiting their occupational pension scheme.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 November 2019
Revamped wake-up packs 'still not enough' for savers
Revamped wake-up packs 'still not enough' for savers

Simplified, one-page pension wake-up packs launched last week, but the industry does not agree that they will make much difference to members’ saving attitudes. Holly Roach reports

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 October 2019
Lifetime allowance to rise to £1.073m as inflation falls to 1.7%
Lifetime allowance to rise to £1.073m as inflation falls to 1.7%

The lifetime allowance will rise to £1,073,000 from next April as inflation in the year to September stands at 1.7%.

  • Industry
  • 16 October 2019
Pension savers concerned over Brexit impact on pot values
Pension savers concerned over Brexit impact on pot values

Some 42% of pension savers think their funds will fall in value as a result of Brexit, with younger savers showing the most concern, according to Aegon.

  • Investment
  • 24 September 2019
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon
Retirement confidence on the rise, finds Aegon

Retirement confidence is on the rise, with more than half of savers yet to retire feeling they will be able to do so comfortably, according to research by Aegon.

  • Industry
  • 09 September 2019
Boris Johnson will create pension tax relief 'losers' with mooted income tax reforms
Boris Johnson will create pension tax relief 'losers' with mooted income tax reforms

Boris Johnson's mooted income tax reforms would create a double-edged sword whereby income tax winners would become pension tax relief losers, according to research by Aegon.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 August 2019
Parliamentary group launches to develop 'promising' longevity strategy
Parliamentary group launches to develop 'promising' longevity strategy

A parliamentary group has been set up to introduce a national strategy which focuses on the benefits of longevity, rather than the "problems" of an ageing UK population.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 May 2019
Employee tax relief receipts rise to £4.3bn; Freedom withdrawals pass £25bn
Employee tax relief receipts rise to £4.3bn; Freedom withdrawals pass £25bn

Members of occupational pension schemes claimed £4.3bn in pensions tax relief in 2017/18, as total relief climbed £1.1bn.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 April 2019
SFGB renamed Money and Pensions Service
SFGB renamed Money and Pensions Service

The Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB) will be rebranded as the 'Money and Pensions Service', the government has announced.

  • Industry
  • 04 March 2019
Should the government make it easier for trustees to invest in illiquid assets?
Should the government make it easier for trustees to invest in illiquid assets?

The government is encouraging schemes to invest in illiquid assets with higher performance fees. Kim Kaveh asks if this is a good idea.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 February 2019
FCA reforms wake-up packs; consults further on investment pathways
FCA reforms wake-up packs; consults further on investment pathways

Pensions wake-up packs must be reformed by November this year to comprise a single-page summary document, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 January 2019
Health secretary pushes chancellor for NHS pension tax reform
Health secretary pushes chancellor for NHS pension tax reform

Chancellor Philip Hammond is being pressed to tackle the impact of pensions allowances on the NHS' ability to recruit and retain staff.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 January 2019
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