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'Intrinsic bias' in DC pension system drives wedge into savings disparity
'Stark gender disparity'
Covid-19 leaves schemes overestimating pension liabilities by up to 3.5% - research
The full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic means many defined benefit (DB) schemes will have now overestimated the life expectancies of their members, research suggests.
DWP hands out funding boost of £400,000 in retirement savings mid-life MOT trials
Schemes that help savers with later life planning as part of a government trial will receive a £400,000 funding boost, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has revealed.
MP links FSCS levy spike to pensions freedom rapid roll out
Worried by policy change
Scottish Widows targets net-zero across £170bn fund range by 2050
Aims to halve its carbon footprint by 2030
MPs jeopardising pension security without further bill amendments - Ros Altmann
Pension Schemes Bill due to be debated
Two-in-three DB sponsors issue profit warnings in 2020
90% relate to Covid-19
Appoint a minister for scam prevention, government urged
The government should consider handing to a minister the specific responsibility for tackling the growing number of scams across the finance sector, AJ Bell says.
Pension Schemes Bill will be law by the end of the year
'Pecking order'
Schemes face 'multi-million pound' dashboard compliance bill
Pensions schemes will face significant additional working costs reaching into the millions of pounds to prepare their data for the pensions dashboard, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
Aegon Asset Management set to complete Kames Capital rebrand
Branding shake-up
TPO: Just 5% of investigations need an ombudsman decision
Transfers most complained about
Ombudsman warns Work and Pensions Committee over Covid-19 scams 'inundation'
£5m lost to fraud between February and June
Government suffers defeats in House of Lords over Pension Schemes Bill
Amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill passed by peers in the House of Lords last night will see a wide-ranging suite of reforms for the pensions industry draw another step closer.
Transfer figures soar as £10bn leaves DB schemes in three months
'Intense scrutiny'
TPR set to tighten regulatory grip as it unveils latest corporate plan
Support for DB schemes
FCA launches workplace pensions value for money consultation
Joint strategy with TPR
Maps lays down response to Covid-19 pensions impact in 10-year strategy
The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has a “critical role to play” in the UK’s economic recovery from coronavirus, it says in a ten-year corporate plan released today.
LV= considering selling remaining pensions and insurance business
LV= is exploring the sale of its remaining life and pensions operations, Sky News has reported.
FCA called to do more to protect DB and DC members from scams
The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has called on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to consider further interventions to protect pension scheme members from scams.
Fraud losses from coronavirus scams hit £5m mark
11,000 scams
Firefighters launch fresh legal battle against government pension benefits
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has filed court proceedings over the government’s withholding of improved pension benefits for its employers, citing it a ‘dirty trick’.
Coronavirus-driven capacity crunch to leave DB members flailing
Advisers leaving market
Alternatives and ESG floundering in DC investment
Aon research
Five to ten years 'reasonable' for pension coronavirus recovery
DC schemes feeling the pinch
Parliamentary group launches to step up action on pension scams
The new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Pension Scams has had its inaugural meeting in parliament to outline its priorities for boosting public awareness around scam risks.
'Draconian penalties' promised for schemes with poor dashboard data
Pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman has warned schemes who do not have their data organised to the standard required for the pensions dashboard will face “draconian penalties.”
Maps names industry leaders for financial wellbeing initiative
The Money and Pensions Service (Maps) has named 12 sector leaders as challenge group chairs to spearhead its newly launched strategy for financial wellbeing.
Tax hikes vital to meet govt spending promises, says IFS
Taxes will have to increase after the March Budget if the government plans to honour the spending plans in outlined last year, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned.