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Lifetime allowance changes: Employers urged to offer DC scheme members more support
Employers are being urged to give better support to defined contribution (DC) pensions scheme members who may be affected by the changes to the Lifetime Allowance (LTA) and Money Purchase Annual Allowance (MPAA) announced back in the Spring Budget.
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FCA to allow retail investors and DC self-select funds access to 'higher-risk' LTAFs
The city watchdog is allowing mass market retail investors, self select DC pension schemes and self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) to access long term asset funds (LTAFs) but the move has already been questioned by the investment industry.
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Defined contribution pension schemes: half of savers have no idea how to access their pot
The Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) report revealed more than four in ten of those in their 50s and early 60s with defined contribution pension pots had "no idea how to access their savings".
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Retirement and poverty, Scottish Widows warns of growing generation gap
The life office and pensions provider has launched the National Retirement Forecast (NRF) which aims to provide "forensic analysis of the challenges faced by different demographics".
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Wales Pension Partnership launches a global ESG sub fund
WPP, the pooling entity for the eight Welsh LGPS Funds, said the fund enhances the choice available to authorities and helps fulfil their sustainable investment objectives.
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FCA's proposed London listing shake up might cause more market woes, PLSA
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a consultation last month over concerns the UK’s regime was too complicated and the capital was losing out to New York when it came to international companies wanting to list their shares.
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Could pensions be the best recruitment tool?
The amount a company pays into their employees' pensions should not be seen 'as an afterthought', and could be a key selling point when it comes to recruiting staff, claimed Standard Life.
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Annuities are back in fashion, but take up needs to be a long-term trend
Annuity sales surged 22 per cent during the first three months of 2023, according to the ABI, but - despite decades of campaigning - more still needs to be done to educate consumers about them.
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Local Government Pension Scheme: PLSA launches resources to help employers
TheBest Practice: A Guide for Employers Participating in the LGPS, has been launched to coincide with the PLSA’s annual Local Authority Conference, which is being held in Gloucestershire.
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Mabey Pension Scheme completes £94m buy-in with Just Group
Mabey Holdings' scheme, advised by Isio, has completed a buy-in with Just Group.
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What does a rise in the mortality rate mean for pension funds?
The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) showed a rise in the UK’s average mortality rate, but the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) said it was likely to be a pandemic-related rise.
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Cushon opts for Ninety One's Global Total Return Credit strategy
Master trust Cushon has chosen the Ninety One Global Total Return Credit (GTRC) strategy as its default fund option.
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Rate rises mean annuities break even sooner
An improvement in annuity rates experienced over the past 18-months has brought forward the break-even point at which pension savers get their original investment by five years, according to Canada Life.
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Schools face a rise in pension contributions next year
Teachers' Pension Scheme contributions are likely to go by five per cent up from April 2024
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Pension schemes urged to come to UK Plc's rescue
The secret to reinvigorating the UK economy lies in the hands of pension schemes, says report.
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LDI use 'must never be allowed to jeopardise UK economy again'
LDI crisis must never happen again, says damning Work and Pensions Committee report
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PLSA launches cost-of-living support hub for pension schemes
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has published resources for pension schemes to help members struggling with their finances.
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What pension schemes can do to cope with the capacity crunch
The capacity crunch industry experts have long warned of is now here, but there are still measures pension schemes and administrators can put in place to ease the burden.
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Rising inflation and triple lock pledge will boost pensions payments
Pensioners could see their income boosted next year as 'sticky inflation' drives another expected significant rise in the state pension, consultancy Broadstone has claimed.
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Interest rates hiked to 5% as Bank of England fights inflation
The Bank of England has increased the base rate by 50 basis points