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NewsAegon adds further LTAFs to default investment offering
Aegon has received regulatory clearance for two long-term asset funds (LTAFs) as it continues to add private markets exposures to its defined contribution master trust.
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People NewsAppointments: LGA's Donnelly to lead London Pensions Fund Authority
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 20 December 2024.
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NewsPension trustees must now state their policy on investing in illiquid assets
Changes come into force on Sunday and are a part of the ‘Focus on Value’ guidance for defined contribution pension investments.
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NewsProductive finance: Pension panacea or sticking plaster for UK plc?
Encouraging pension funds to deviate from standard asset classes is nothing new, but is the latest push to encourage productive finance likely to be embraced by the pensions industry, at a time when it has everything to lose, and not that much to gain?
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NewsFears over DWP’s plans for central registry to end proliferation of deferred small pots
The PMI and ACA are among industry bodies urging the government to consider a clearing house system.
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Pension dashboards programme further delayed
As reported by Pensions Expert on 29 May, the government has made an announcement, on pension dashboards, further delaying the programme to 31 October 2026.
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FeaturesWhy do savers continue to misunderstand their pensions?
Analysis: The pensions industry spends extensively on member communications, but 48 per cent of employees do not know how much their employer is paying into their pension, according to a survey by The People’s Pension.
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NewsDC providers fail to commit to ending fossil fuel expansion
None of the UK’s 20 largest defined contribution pension providers have explicit policies aiming to end fossil fuel expansion, a campaign for improving the environmental credentials of pensions has claimed.
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NewsBMA warns of spike in early retirements over tax relief reforms
The British Medical Association has warned that the number of doctors choosing to reduce hours or retire early would increase were the government to proceed with reported plans to freeze the pensions lifetime allowance past 2026.
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NewsDashboard implementation deadline extended by two months
Financial Conduct Authority-regulated pension providers have been given an extra two months to comply with the regulator’s pensions dashboard rules on implementation.
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NewsPodcast: How to transform an investment team
Podcast: Newton Investment Management head of sustainable investment Therese Niklasson and Aegon head of responsible investment Hilkka Komulainen discuss how schemes can transform investment teams to drive environmental, social and governance thinking. The pair debate how ESG fits into broader leadership, and the impact of high boardroom turnover on sustainable thinking.
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NewsOpperman has ‘zero sympathy’ for concerns over dashboards’ timeline
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has rebuffed concerns over the timescale of the Pensions Dashboards Programme, adding that the project would have moved at even greater speed if he had his way.
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NewsFirst LGPS climate risk reports due by December 2024
The first Local Government Pension Scheme climate risk reports will be completed by December 2024, with which administering authorities will set out their strategies and metrics for managing climate-related risks and opportunities, according to a new government consultation.
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NewsFCA proposes long-term asset fund and illiquid investment reforms
The Financial Conduct Authority is set to broaden the distribution of long-term asset funds within the pensions sector to self-select options and will push ahead with plans to lift the 35 per cent illiquid investment cap.
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NewsPensions engagement campaign to launch this autumn
On the go: The first iteration of a new pensions engagement campaign created by the Association of British Insurers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association will run from September to November.
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NewsIndustry slams govt proposal on dashboards lead time
Respondents to the Department for Work and Pensions’ dashboards consultation have argued that the timeline for making the initiative accessible to the public is too short.
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NewsDWP delays first dashboards staging dates by two months
The government has delayed its timetable for connecting the first two cohorts of pension schemes to the dashboards programme.
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NewsAE levels out as employers seek change to age threshold
Workplace pension participation is stalling after reaching a rate of 88 per cent of eligible employees last year, according to new figures from the Department for Work and Pensions.
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NewsJust two-thirds of master trusts will deliver ‘moderate’ retiree outcomes
On the go: There is at least a 600 basis point difference in returns between the top and bottom-performing master trust providers due to a wide variety of approaches to default investment strategies, according to research by LCP.