All Advice and guidance articles – Page 3
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PodcastsPodcast: Uncertainty around inflation leads to ‘casino pensions’
Podcast: High levels of volatility around inflation will force trustees to “take a bet” on the future, as it is very difficult — absent a crystal ball — to predict inflationary pressure and its impact on scheme liabilities, says Pension Playpen chief executive Steve Goddard. He is joined by Cardano managing director Emily Goodridge to discuss inflation, technology in pensions, and the future of environmental, social and governance disclosure.
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NewsOne in three employees want paid-for adviser pensions consultations
On the go: Nearly a third of employees believe they are being kept in the dark over their pensions by their employers, while a similar amount (28 per cent) want their employers to pay for meetings with advisers to discuss their concerns about their retirement savings.
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NewsThird of schemes using GMP to improve member options
On the go: One-third of pension schemes are using the guaranteed minimum pensions equalisation process as an opportunity to improve member options, according to new research.
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NewsFCA relaunches pension transfer advice checker tool
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has relaunched its pension transfer advice checker tool, which has been designed so that consumers can see whether they have received unsuitable advice.
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OpinionTPR: The Green Cross Code man
The Pensions Regulator, together with the Financial Conduct Authority and the Money and Pensions Service, has issued a warning to members of P&O’s defined benefit pension schemes.
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NewsRegulators warn P&O staff over DB pension transfers
On the go: Regulators have warned current and former employees of P&O Ferries “not to make any quick decisions” with their defined benefit pension following mass redundancies.
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NewsDashboards timeline and guidance barriers concern industry bodies
Two of the pensions industry’s largest organisations have caveated their broad support for the pensions dashboards project with concerns about timing, consistency and red tape surrounding financial advice.
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NewsFCA plans £71mn redress scheme for former British Steel members
On the go: The Financial Conduct Authority has set out plans to deliver £71.2mn in compensation to former members of the British Steel Pension Scheme who received unsuitable advice to transfer out of their pension.
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NewsActuaries call on govt to improve guidance and advice take-up
On the go: The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is calling on the government and the pensions industry to improve guidance and financial advice take-up.
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NewsMPs to quiz FCA chief over BSPS scandal
On the go: The chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority will be questioned by MPs as part of an inquiry into the British Steel Pension Scheme saga.
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NewsBSPS members’ compensation falls short by £18mn, NAO finds
Compensation for members of the British Steel Pension Scheme has fallen short by £18mn, according to a report by the National Audit Office, which warned that the risk of large numbers of savers looking to transfer out of a defined benefit pension still remains.
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NewsUSS discourages use of alternative benefits modellers
On the go: The Universities Superannuation Scheme has discouraged members from using alternative benefits modellers to work out how they will fare following the conclusion of the scheme’s 2020 valuation, warning that they operate on very different assumptions to those agreed by employers and the trustee.
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NewsTPR’s web-based scheme return questions cause industry mayhem
Actuaries, trustees and consultants are disappointed with a new method introduced by the Pensions Regulator for scheme returns, pointing out that a web-based form with additional questions implemented this year has increased the risk of providing wrong information.
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NewsFTSE 100 firms lagging on data, half of schemes have impact investments
ESG spotlight: A roundup of the latest news on environmental, social and governance initiatives, with a majority of FTSE 100 companies still failing to disclose diversity and welfare data in their annual reports, and Big Society Capital finding that half of all UK pension funds now hold some form of impact investment.
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NewsPension providers call for personalised advice rules
On the go: Pension providers have called on MPs to change advice rules to allow them to offer more personalised guidance.
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NewsTPR publishes guidance for trustees on Pension Wise appointments
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has published new guidance for trustees who will be required to offer Pension Wise appointments for savers who want to access their defined contribution pensions.
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NewsRegulators need advice and guidance take-up targets
On the go: Conservative MP Nigel Mills has argued that the government needs to set a target or benchmark on what the level of take-up of advice and guidance needs to be for pension savers.
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NewsPodcast: Universal charges could harm master trust competition
Podcast: The intent behind universal charges on default funds is sound, but the method — such as the introduction of flat fees — risks harming the master trust sector and restricting access to pensions, according to The People’s Pension’s director of policy Phil Brown. He his joined by his colleague, head of pensions policy Tim Gosling, to discuss charge structures, decumulation solutions, and baffling pensions jargon.
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NewsTPR publishes example to help trustees with new ESG duties
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has published an illustrative example to help trustees and advisers comply with their environmental, social and governance duties, as it revealed it will start contacting schemes that are now in the scope of the new regulations.
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NewsGovt called to improve pensions advice and guidance gap
On the go: A think tank has called on the government and regulators to improve the nation’s pensions knowledge, after a study highlighted the significant gap in the take-up of guidance and advice.