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Politics, self-interest and the saver
After 25 years of working in the DC pensions industry, Damian Stancombe recognises that we are sitting at a pensions crossroads between politics and the industry,...
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VAT on pensions costs - part 3
Some time ago HMRC promised us an update 'in the summer' as to how employers and Defined Benefit (DB) pension trustees might structure working interactions to all...
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It's the final countdown . . . to the end of contracting out
Contracting-out for DB pension schemes ends in April 2016. This will bring increased National Insurance costs for employers. We look at what employers are doing t...
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PPF Levy – have you thought of everything?
The PPF will shortly be invoicing schemes for the 2015/16 levy. Employers should check their Experian scores, and the levy invoice, to make sure they are correct....
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What 'Value for Money' means for your scheme
Value for Money (VFM) has always coveted star status on the pensions governance agenda and the latest post-auto-enrolment patch-up legislation has finally brought...
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'Chief Actuary or not Chief Actuary?' - that is the question
Who is your Chief Actuary when you outsource the Solvency II actuarial function? This blog explores why there has been confusion and reveals the answer.
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Pension conference delegates predict increased individual responsibility for future retirement choices
At the NAPF (now Pension and Lifetime Savings Association) conference last week, Barnett Waddingham asked delegates to choose what they thought what the key issue...
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The Workie in the room
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have launched an advertising campaign today, warning small employers not to ignore auto-enrolment.
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Not all fund managers are created equally
We have just published our second annual report on With-Profits Investment Performance and Strategy of UK mutual insurers. Here, we explore the surprising finding...
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Laying the foundations for infrastructure
Following substantial political pressure, the European Commission has rushed through reduced capital charges under the standard formula for certain investments. T...