All Features articles – Page 36
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Schemes warn managers on investment fee add-ons
In the second part of schemeXpert.com’s fund management fee survey, we look at what additional charges schemes are willing to accept and how they evaluate them.
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Pensions Trust saves £1m by renegotiating fund fees
The multi-employer charity plan reduced its fund management fees by 6.5% last year, and consultants claim other schemes could save up to 25% through renegotiating management charges.
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Telereal dumps gilts for EMD in hunt for performance
Turbulence in the developed debt market has shown even the largest economies are no longer secure. George Coats finds a scheme with a radical approach to achieving outperformance.
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Schemes called to help high earners on tax dilemma
Schemes have been called upon to improve their members' retirement outcomes by providing information to help them decide on tax-efficient saving.
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FeaturesKodak woes expose risk of overseas sponsors
Kodak’s filing for bankruptcy has left the UK scheme critically underfunded. Pippa Stephens looks at ways to minimise the risk of an overseas guarantor.
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NHS fine shows importance of monitoring retirement dates
As the NHS scheme is fined £4,000 by the ombudsman for maladministration, Pippa Stephens finds out how to avoid costly pay-outs associated with late retirees.
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Countdown to manage PPF levy changes
The Pension Protection Fund's Chris Collins sets out the main changes to its annual levy and how schemes need to prepare ahead of the March 30 deadline.
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FeaturesBBC election safeguards deter unsuitable MNTs
As the BBC scheme conducts its latest election for a member-nominated trustee, Wayne Grady looks at how the process reduces administration risk by making clear to candidates their accountability in office before allowing them to stand.
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USS helps members beat AVCs tax charge
The universities scheme made a late amendment to its added years benefit to help members avoid an unforeseen annual allowance charge.
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How to insulate DC assets from insolvency risk
Amid a slew of insolvency cases, Pippa Stephens looks at how defined contribution schemes can avoid being faced with defined benefit debt.
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FeaturesWebb on AE challenges for medium schemes
Video: Pensions minister Steve Webb discusses with Ian Smith the auto-enrolment delays and what should be top of the agenda for medium-sized employers (5:39).
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FeaturesWedgwood shows need to revisit s75 debt rules
With Wedgwood having to sell its pottery collection to fund its £134m pension deficit, Pippa Stephens looks at how understanding section 75 debt could minimise insolvency risk.
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How to avoid paying section 75 debt
A change in legislation means it is now possible for employers to exit multi-employer schemes without triggering a debt. TLT’s Sasha Butterworth explains how.
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FeaturesWembley scheme saves £3m at High Court
The Wembley pension scheme saved £3m by pursuing a court decision to uphold an amendment on indexation. Ian Smith and Pippa Stephens look at how other schemes can profit from the decision.
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How Strathclyde allocated £100k SRI mandate
Strathclyde Pension Fund has become the latest scheme to hire a socially responsible investment overlay provider to reduce risk. Owen Walker looks at its selection process.
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FeaturesHow BBC's Care scheme signed up 8,000 members
As the deadline passes for BBC staff to sign up to the corporation's new career average revalued earnings (Care) plan, Anna Lyudviganalyses how schemes can manage such a move.
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FeaturesSchemes wary of leveraged infrastructure deals
Chancellor George Osborne used his Autumn Statement to announce a plan to “unlock” pension funding for infrastructure investment. But Owen Walker finds schemes cautious of the risks associated with such deals.
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Printing scheme aims to cut member fees with AE
The Printing Industry Pension Scheme (PIPS) expects to multiply its employer membership through auto-enrolment. Ian Smith explores how it is planning to use the reform to control costs for members.
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GMPF drives annual member admin cost below £14
Local government schemes are using benchmarking and reduced paper trails to save administrative costs. Ian Smith looks at what the private sector can learn from the public sector.
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South Yorkshire staves off risk of mass opt-outs
Proposed reforms of the local government pension scheme have raised the threat of a mass member exodus, but South Yorkshire has developed a strategy to combat the risk