But contract-based providers are celebrating statements from TPR they see as an endorsement of GPPs.TPR says the DC code and DC regulatory guidance will apply only to occupational DC trust-based pension schemes...
TPR has published papers setting out its regulatory approach, a new code of practice and a regulatory guidance document and is asking the industry for views on all three documents.It also wants...
The survey found 48 per cent of employers looking to introduce new initiatives in 2013.But 54 per cent said there isn’t enough choice in terms of competition from insurers and hospitals. The research...
Both the Department for Work and Pensions and the Pensions Regulator are setting a great deal of store by scheme governance to ensure standards and good outcomes for members as auto-enrolment begins...
It is not every day that one of the biggest financial services companies in the world decides to enter the workplace benefits consulting sector. So the arrival of Barclays into the space...
Advisers face a winter planning blight on consultancy charging as the DWP digests whether it will abolish the charging structure altogether for auto-enrolment schemes. Advisers and providers urgently need to get their...
Sherry, who formed Sherry Associates International when he left politics last year, will be working with TOR on projects related to pension reforms in Europe and Asia.The pensions and platforms consultancy was...
Artemis, Fidelity, Invesco Perpetual, M&G and Schroders have all refused to disclose how much they spend on research through broker commissions through their flagship funds, just weeks after the FSA reported poor...
Whitfield, who was one of the first intermediaries to meet with Department for Work and Pensions officials, says officials are in listening mode and want to hear constructive ideas from the industry.He...
Last month Corporate Adviser revealed that 3,000 employers could avoid having to automatically enrol 4 million staff into pension schemes next year because of a loophole in the Pensions Act.Current rules allow...
