All Towers Watson articles – Page 10
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News
Pressure grows for improved default fund standards
News analysis: Focus on the design of default funds has sharpened following government and industry plans to explore new minimum standards, but the process presents challenges, industry experts have said.
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News
How accounting changes hit your balance sheet
News analysis: New accounting principles have increased sponsors' focus on the expense of operating a defined benefit scheme and the risk it poses to future cash flows, as companies prepare interim reports under the new regime.
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Features
Essex reduces auto-enrolment costs with transitional delay
Essex County Council opted for a transitional delay to spread costs and reduce work ahead of its employers’ staging date, as a substantial proportion of workers were not scheme members.
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How draft contribution rules impact your scheme
The Pensions Regulator's draft contribution requirements could have a significant impact on schemes and providers by pressuring them to help police employer contributions under auto-enrolment.
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Features
IBM cuts quarter of trustees to 'align' with industry
Following IBM’s decision to reduce the number of trustees to sit on its pension scheme board, Anna Lyudvig looks for the perfect number.
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Features
T Rowe Price bucks trend with DC lifestyle equity exposure
US fund manager T Rowe Price’s UK pension scheme has taken a more adventurous defined contribution lifestyle asset allocation to help members get a higher retirement income.
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Features
DC schemes harness apathy to drive up contributions
Defined contribution (DC) schemes are increasing members' retirement savings by using a combination of apathy and education to ensure high levels of contributions.
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Features
MNOPF readies for final derisking step
The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has sold assets and shifted its investment approach to prepare for a deal to insure the remaining liabilities of its £1.3bn defined benefit old section.
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Features
Pearl shaves fifth off DC fund charge
The Pearl Group Staff Pension Scheme will reduce by a fifth the amount of fees members pay to invest in one of its defined contribution funds later this month.
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Features
IAS 19 changes to drive derisking
Changes to accounting standards will bring sponsors and schemes closer together, and provide an impetus to derisk, according to consultants.
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Features
Are ETVs always inappropriate? Ask a BA pilot
The pensions minister is wrong in condemning schemes for offering cash incentives for defined benefit (DB) members to switch to defined contribution (DC) plans.
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Features
Admin warning on DB-DC transfers
Defined benefit (DB) schemes considering offering member transfers to defined contribution (DC) arrangements have been warned of administrative costs and falling foul of the regulator.