News
Defined Contribution
Lack of pension saving and lingering debts will mean many employees over 50 will be forced to put their retirement plans on hold, according to research by Aviva.
22 March 2016
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2 min read
Investment
The fall in commodities has meant the value of oil and gas company bonds has fallen by more than $150bn (£105.1bn) since June 2014.
22 March 2016
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1 min read
Investment
Vanguard has expanded its common contractual fund (CCF) range with the launch of two tax transparent funds that provide low cost access to equities.
21 March 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The number of transfers from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution (DC) schemes has been lower than expected, according to the Financial Reporting Council (FRC).
21 March 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has received backlash over plans to pass £18m of national insurance (NI) costs onto its 27,000 defined benefit (DB) scheme members.
21 March 2016
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2 min read
Appointments
The government has appointed Stephen Crabb to succeed Iain Duncan Smith as secretary of state for work and pensions.
21 March 2016
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1 min read
Appointments
The Association of Member Nominated Trustees (AMNT) has elected David Weeks to succeed Barry Parr as co-chairman where he will sit alongside Janice Turner.
21 March 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The Work and Pensions Select Committee has started a probe to explore the economic effects of allowing certain women to draw their state pension early.
21 March 2016
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2 min read
Investment
This week we want to know whether the lifetime ISA will lead to the death of pensions and if value for money can be defined using consumer research.
21 March 2016
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1 min read
