All Royal London articles – Page 4
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NewsFCA recommends investment pathways for drawdown
The Financial Conduct Authority has proposed that pension providers are required to develop three ready-made investment pathways to help confused drawdown customers, but has shied away from imposing a charge cap on the products.
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DWP proposes power for regulator to impose civil fines of up to £1m
The Department for Work and Pensions has proposed granting the Pensions Regulator the ability to fine employers and associated parties up to £1m where they are found guilty of serious breaches and reckless behaviour.
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Time running out for DWP to book 2019 bills, Webb warns
The Department for Work and Pensions is at risk of running out of time to pass key aspects of its pensions policy agenda in 2019 due to the impact of Brexit and several measures yet to even reach a consultation stage, according to former pensions minister Sir Steve Webb.
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Report urges pensions overhaul to fix intergenerational unfairness
The UK’s intergenerational contract is under more strain than ever, and radical reforms are needed to secure the funding of increasing care costs while helping young people to save, according to Conservative peer Lord Willetts.
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Excess pension freedoms tax of £22m repaid in Q1 2018
HM Revenue and Customs figures show £22m in overtaxed pension freedoms payments was repaid in the first quarter of 2018, prompting calls for reforms to the way withdrawals are taxed.
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Features
Asos staff to have choice between pension and Lisa
Online clothing retailer Asos has issued a request for proposal for a new flexible employee savings provider, after it decided to let staff choose whether to focus on saving for retirement or shorter-term goals.
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Now Pensions default struggles as industry lacks standardisation
Now Pensions has the worst performing default fund of any major defined contribution provider, according to a new report by product review company Defaqto.
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Now Pensions bottom of default fund league tables
Now Pensions has the worst performing default fund of any major defined contribution provider, according to a new report by product review company Defaqto.
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Cost of tax relief plateaus at £38.6bn
The cost of tax relief on pension contributions has reached £38.6bn, only £100m more than the previous year, after jumps in 2015 and 2010. Deducting pension-related tax, the figure comes down to £25.2bn.
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Govt ignores self-employed pensions in gig economy crack-down
The government is seeking to address concerns over working conditions in the so-called 'gig economy' by giving workers more protections and greater clarity around their rights, but has failed to address the issue of pension saving among the self-employed, according to industry commentators.
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Cost of pensions tax relief at record £24bn
The cost of providing tax relief on workplace pension contributions is set to exceed £24bn in 2017-18, according to figures published by HM Revenue & Customs on Tuesday.
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Freedoms still have industry in their grip: Top DC stories from 2017
Year in review: The sea change policy of freedom and choice brought in more than two years ago continues to dominate in the defined contribution world.
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AE review: Welcome reforms not due until mid-2020s
The government will introduce a package of measures to address issues with auto-enrolment, but questions remain over multiple jobholders and the self-employed, while the timescale has drawn criticism.
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New regime could reduce number of mastertrusts by a third
The government has set out draft regulations for defined contribution mastertrusts, estimating that the rules will cut the number of mastertrusts to about 56 from currently 87.
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Opinion
How we can cut DB transfer delays
In an increasingly consumer-driven age, the official regulatory standards for the end-to-end time allowed for a defined benefit to defined contribution transfer look positively glacial.
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Opinion
Do we really need members to be engaged?
For most of the past half century, membership of workplace pensions in the private sector has been in steady decline.
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Opinion
Are pensions what the self-employed need?
Ben Jennings is not saving into a pension, and neither are his peers. The cartoonist and illustrator, whose work appears in this publication and The Guardian among others, says he and and other self-employed 20-somethings are too busy trying to pay their rent.
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Features
Slide towards retail investing faces backlash
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: March 19 2014 marked a seismic change in the UK pensions landscape: from the dispatch box in the House of Commons, future newspaper editor George Osborne announced the removal of the requirement to annuitise defined contribution savings, unlocking a world of possibility for scheme members.
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Opinion
Bin or bring in – which laws are needed and which have to go?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: We asked five experts to nominate one law or regulation they would scrap, and another they would introduce. This is what they said.
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Employers urged to review default offerings
Inconsistency in approaches taken to default defined contribution offerings among large contract-based providers could threaten member outcomes, according to a new report, as separate research confirmed the importance of investment returns later in the savings journey.