Almost eight out of 10 trustees and sponsors expect to convert guaranteed minimum pension (GMPs) into other benefits as part of the equalisation process, according to new research. Willis Towers Watson found...
New figures from the Department of Work and Pensions show that 10 million workers have now been automatically enrolled into a company pension scheme. This is seen as a significant milestone for...
Pension experts have given a cautious welcome to new government plans to make it a criminal offence to “recklessly” underfund a workplace pension. The work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd says that...
The new STAR steering group - set up to effect improve the transfers of pensions and investments - has appointed Tom McPhail, the head of policy at Hargreaves Lansdown as its founding...
Half of all pension records contain errors, some of which are so fundamental that one in 20 people’s monthly payslips may be wrong, according to data from Pensionsync. The analysis found errors...
An accounts manager who attempted to conceal the fact that restaurants had not given their staff workplace pensions has been ordered to pay £5,000. Bradford-based Mansoor Nasir submitted false declarations of workplace...
The Department of Work and Pension is consulting on proposals designed to encourage DC pension schemes to invest in a wider range of assets. Under these proposals trustees of larger occupational DC...
The TUC has accused the Government of “dithering” on pension reforms, which is costing lower paid workers thousands of pounds in lost contributions. It has calculated that if the Government sticks to...
Broadstone Group has expanded further into the employee benefit consultancy sector, with the acquisition of Liverpool-based CS Financial Solutions. CS Financial Solutions (CSFS), which includes CS Trustees, will become fully integrated within...
Adam Riley is joining Punter Southall Health & Protection, having quit his role as Aon’s director, legal and professional services at the end of last year. Riley takes the newly-created role of...
