All Prudential articles – Page 2
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News
Bulk annuity transfers to pass £15bn in 2018
2018 will be the first year in which buyouts and buy-ins for UK defined benefit schemes exceed £15bn, consultancy LCP has predicted, with improved funding levels and keen insurer pricing helping to establish a “new normal” in the bulk annuity market.
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Opinion
Asset manager mergers: How they affect pension schemes
Analysis: The recent uptick in mergers and acquisitions activity in the asset management industry has sparked debate among experts over potential ramifications for schemes. Fees, innovation and relationships with managers could all be affected.
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FeaturesPru amends DC default, as experts warn against 'wait and see' approach
The Prudential staff scheme is due to amend its DC default fund this year in light of the introduction of freedom and choice, amid concerns that some schemes are choosing to wait for retiree data to help them design their default.
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News
Freedom and choice: Engagement improved but confusion remains
Two years have passed since the government introduced the pension freedoms, and although the flexibilities have improved engagement to some extent, the increased complexity has also led to confusion.
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News
Lack of savings highlights importance of state pension
The number of women retiring without a pension has dropped, new research shows, but nearly 14 per cent of people have not made provisions for their retirement, highlighting the significance of the state pension for savers.
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Opinion
Pru exit doesn't signal death of annuities... yet
From the blog: Insurance giant Prudential is leaving the UK annuity market, but analysis of ‘at retirement’ product offerings show that guaranteed income still has a significant role in the post-freedom and choice savings world.
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Opinion
What the latest IGC reports tell us
Analysis: For as long as the term 'independent governance committee' has been floating around the pensions industry there have been questions about how they will work.
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News
Retirement expectations at odds with reality
Analysis: People retiring in 2016 expect a retirement income of £17,700 a year, new research has shown, but industry experts have questioned how this figure will be maintained as the decline of defined benefit provision accelerates.
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News
Burgeoning buyout arena threatens pricing, schemes urged to prepare
The growing number of players in the UK buyout market may, counterintuitively, make it more difficult for pension schemes to get quotations from insurers, industry experts have said.
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News
Prudential scheme sets multi-asset AE default
Prudential Staff Pension Scheme has made some tweaks to its benefits set-up to meet the legislative requirements for auto-enrolment, including setting its multi-asset lifecycle strategy as the scheme default.
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Features
Tips for managing cost of small scheme derisking
Small schemes looking to derisk should ensure a high standard of data cleansing and carry out a mortality analysis to manage the costs involved, finds Pippa Stephens.
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