All News articles – Page 26
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NewsFCA’s new ‘polluter pays’ proposals will impact firms providing DB transfer advice
Reforms could weigh down past and present advisory firms in the DB transfer market
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NewsRethinking fiduciary duty
A tweak to pension schemes’ definition of fiduciary duty is needed, rather than a wholesale rewrite of the law
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NewsOver half of Gen X believe they haven’t saved enough for retirement
Retirement worries are causing sleepless nights for Britons
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NewsMaking guidance personal rings true with consumers
Personalised guidance meant 76% of consumers made a good financial decision – as opposed to 14% when presented with generic guidance
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NewsOutlook 2023: Keep calm and carry on
There will be pockets of opportunity within equity markets for selective investors in 2024
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NewsThe outlook for fixed income in 2024
Fixed income now has greater income potential than before the Great Financial Crisis - but avoid concentration risk
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NewsThe Pensions Regulator reacts as cyber-attacks on the increase
Cyber risk is complex, evolving and requires a dynamic response
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NewsThe future of TCFD
The urgent steps the pensions industry must take to make TCFD reports effective
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NewsReal estate allocations – what to think about in 2024
DB schemes are exiting real estate faster than DC schemes are entering it – which could create problems for the market
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NewsNew proposals may help bridge the advice gap
FCA explores how to make advice and guidance better for consumers in a policy paper, making three key suggestions
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsGet better at engaging – or else, warns UK’s largest pension provider
If providers keep failing to help customers engage with retirement, they will fall foul of consumer duty, warns Andy Briggs
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay
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NewsSuccess of UK alternatives in 2024 hangs on the Chancellor’s Mansion House reforms
Outlooks from the pensions industry provide a mixed picture on the prospects for alternatives next year
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NewsPension schemes told to stop investing in oil and gas
Pension schemes were urged to look at their exposure to companies which generate their income from fossil fuels at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s ESG conference in London this week.
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NewsPension funds’ commitment to ESG trumped by cost of living fears - PLSA
The cost of living crisis, infrastructure and emerging markets were some of the issues discussed at this week’s PLSA ESG conference.
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NewsLGPS schemes warn the government not to meddle with their investments
Introducing target allocations will create unintended consequences, LGPS schemes warn
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NewsThe new buyout brigade
The questions trustees should ask when considering an insurance transaction with a new entrant to the market
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NewsSole trusteeship has its downsides
Robert Smith raised his fears during the Work and Pensions Committee.
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NewsIndustry warns against government intervention in LGPS investments
Government plans to redirect LGPS assets into private equity – while the industry warns against political interventions in investment strategy