All Defined contribution articles – Page 108
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News'Patchwork quilt' of solutions threatens drive for transparency
Regulators and consumer groups have been warned against installing a “patchwork quilt” of solutions to increase transparency in asset management, as remedies to hidden charges within funds begin to emerge.
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RQM: Driving up standards or duplicating regulations?
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has launched its Retirement Quality Mark for drawdown, but some have questioned the need for the standards in their current form.
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Pensions dashboard prototype to launch by next spring
The Treasury has said it will be working with 11 pension providers to release a prototype of the pensions dashboard by March 2017.
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FeaturesCAF exits multi-employer scheme to set up own fund
The Charities Aid Foundation has withdrawn from a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan and established a new DB scheme, removing its exposure to other employers’ pension liabilities.
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Scheme rules may block Treasury's advice allowance plans
The Treasury has opened a consultation on the introduction of a pensions advice allowance, which would allow members of defined contribution schemes to use up to £500 of their pot to pay for tax-free regulated financial advice.
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OpinionGovernance, guidance and good investing – the DC Debate part 2
Eight panellists discuss the new defined contribution code of practice, the future of free guidance and the role of behavioural finance.
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OpinionHow bright is the future for AE – the DC Debate part 1
In the third DC Debate of 2016, seven defined contribution experts reveal their thoughts on automatic contribution increases, small businesses which mean business, and the possibility of Nest entering the decumulation market.
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OpinionDC members and illiquid assets – a perfect match?
If you ask members of defined contribution pension schemes what they want, they would typically list, perhaps with some prompting: high investment returns, certainty, no negative performance, low charges and immediate access.
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Norcros moves to mastertrust in bid to improve governance
Bathroom and kitchen products company Norcros is transferring its money purchase section to a mastertrust arrangement to provide "more focused governance" and greater flexibility.
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New DC code of practice: Greater clarity, but niggles remain
The Pensions Regulator this week published its new defined contribution code of practice, clarifying its position on a number of issues, but experts still had questions about its criteria for assessing value for scheme members.
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DC default funds: Experts divided on best strategy
Huge variations in the risk profiles and investment strategies of DC default fund offerings are putting savers’ retirement provision at risk, according to a recent study.
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NewsEurope sneezes, the world catches cold: ICI falls 7.7 points in a month
State Street’s monthly Investor Confidence Index for July fell by 7.7 points globally from June, driven primarily by a drop in the European index following recent turmoil in the region.
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The looming DB skills gap: What can be done to slow the brain drain?
Any Other Business: Administration specialist Trafalgar House has urged the pensions industry to address the growing risk of an imminent defined benefit skills gap as schemes wind down and the industry fails to attract a new generation of talent.
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Property or pension: Where downsizing could pay off
A new report warns people planning to downsize to smaller properties and using the proceeds to fund their retirements that the resulting income will only be a fraction of a workplace pension.
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DWP calls for evidence on Nest decumulation services
The Department for Work and Pensions has called for evidence on a proposal to allow Nest to provide decumulation services for its members, and to let it offer services to individuals, employers and other schemes.
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NewsRestructure or rebrand: Finmeccanica’s DC changes
The decision by FuturePlanner, Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s defined contribution pension scheme, to replace two gilt funds with annuity protection funds despite significant structural overlap, raises questions about the extent to which DC restructuring may just be rebranding.
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Risk-averse DC members shy away from DGFs
At a Pensions Expert event this week, panellists debated how best to incorporate multi-asset strategies into defined benefit and defined contribution portfolios, agreeing that such strategies will become much more geared towards DC in the future.
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OpinionYou might have changed your default strategy, but have scheme members?
From the blog: Consumer group Which? recently questioned whether – following the pension reforms – it is still appropriate for workplace customers to remain in default strategies targeted at annuities. As ever there is no black and white answer.
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OpinionHow to keep on top of an ageing workforce
Over-50s are set to become the dominant age-group in the UK's workforce new analysis has shown, leading to potentially dramatic changes for employers and trustees.
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Lord Willetts: More progress is needed for adequate DC provision
Pension providers must build on the success of auto-enrolment and embrace technological solutions if they want to tackle declining rates of saving among the ‘DC generation’, Lord Willetts said at a conference this week.