Publishing new rules on pension transfer advice, the FCA has launched a consultation seeking views on additional changes, including adviser charging structures. In June 2017, the FCA proposed changes to the rules...
A poll of 691 senior decision makers by Now: Pensions found 28 per cent did not know contributions are increasing, and 42 per cent were unaware of the scale of the increase....
Controlled research of over 2,000 people carried out by Oxera and the Centre for Experimental Social Sciences (CESS), found a clear correlation between the choices people make and their knowledge of the...
Freeman, who spent four years as a senior DC consultant responsible for online engagement in Capita’s employee benefit department and before that three years as a director at JLT, has been appointed...
The checklist of factors a consultant or adviser must weigh up when deciding whether a scheme or provider is delivering value for money is a lengthy one. Is cheapest always best? Are...
The report from the Office of National Statistics earlier this year showing a further fall in the overall level of pension saving in defined contributions schemes made for depressing reading. It may...
With both The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) turning the heat up on workplace pensions, the issue of value for money has never been higher up the agenda. As...
In the ever-elusive search for diversification that doesn’t sacrifice liquidity, UK defined contribution plans are increasingly seeking out liquid alternative solutions. With investment costs as a key battle ground, the emphasis for...
Collective DC risks being misunderstood and is not a solution to the problem of stressed DB schemes, but its introduction could improve standards of workplace pension provision, a survey of Pensions Management...
Smart Pensions head of operations Michael Watkins has been named as the chair of Pensions Administration Standards Association’s (PASA), newly formed DC Governance Working Group. The independent pensions administration body has today...
