All Intelligent Pensions articles
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Features
Data crunch: Do better returns trump greater contributions?
One of pensions’ great conundrums is the question of whether the size of contributions or investment performance has the greater impact on the size of the pension pot.
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News
Annuity market shrinks further but expects little impact on rates
The annuity market was shaken up last week when Canada Life agreed to acquire Retirement Advantage. Just six annuity providers remain in the open market.
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News
FCA cites ways to crank up consumer protection amid competition concerns
The rising number of consumers who buy drawdown without advice has given prominence to the need for greater support and protection, says the Financial Conduct Authority.
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News
FCA cracks down on transfer advice
Pension consultants have welcomed the Financial Conduct Authority’s adoption of a tough stance on companies advising on defined benefit transfers, calling it a “price worth paying” for member security in retirement.
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News
CPS 'auto-protection' call reignites freedoms debate
Thinktank the Centre for Policy Studies has highlighted the need to shield savers from financial risks in later life through the idea of “auto-protection”, with the introduction of auto-drawdown, followed by auto-annuitisation at age 80.
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Opinion
Is good pensions practice drowning in policy consultations?
From the blog: The run up to Christmas saw a flurry of political activity to cap off what has been an exhausting year, with two separate Department for Work and Pensions consultation launches complemented by the Work and Pensions Select Committee’s report on defined benefit.
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News
High charges could affect £26bn of scheme assets, review warns
The Financial Conduct Authority and Department for Work and Pensions’ Independent Project Board has found that about £26bn of pension scheme assets are potentially facing charges of 1 per cent or higher.
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News
Keep comms 'balanced' as DB transfer interest is up
Advisory service Intelligent Pensions has seen the number of defined benefit transfer requests it has processed increase during 2016 as members seek to take advantage of the freedom and choice reforms.
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News
Proposed early exit charge cap gets mixed response
The Financial Conduct Authority yesterday proposed capping exit charges at 1 per cent of pot value for existing contracts, while banning them altogether for future contracts.
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Opinion
DC derisking needs a more personalised approach
The news that 20 Aon Hewitt defined contribution schemes have left members exposed to investment risk due to a lifestyling failure is clearly the result of an unfortunate blunder.