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....
The firm’s latest quarterly report shows that 42 companies could have settled their pension deficits in full by making a payment of up to one year’s dividend. The ratio of total dividends...
A paper published by the CMA as part of its investigation into the investment consultancy sector found that the gross product return of products that were ‘buy-rated’ by investment consultants is 0.23...
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...
The Defined Benefit White Paper published today proposes legislation that would make it a criminal offence to commit ‘wilful or grossly reckless behaviour in relation to a pension scheme’. Labour attacked the Government...
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...
