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The pros and cons of four alternative DC investment approaches
Trustees of DC schemes have never had more choice in the range of available investment options. Here we analyse the strength and weaknesses of four alternative appr…
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Interest rates to rise but no return to normal anytime soon
Speakers from BlackRock, Columbia Threadneedle and Insight Investments all predict little prospect of a normalisation in interest rates over the next year at our an…
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Employer contributions: 'wholly and exclusively'
In his latest blog James Jones-Tinsley examines HMRC’s revised guidance surrounding employer contributions to registered pension schemes (including SIPPs and SSASs)…
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Play your FSCS cards right: deposit protection limit rises to £85,000
In our blog of just over a year ago, we advised that the FSCS deposit protection limit had been cut from £85,000 to £75,000 with effect from 1 January 2016. We look…
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Don’t be paralysed by political risk
Marcus Whitehead looks back at Rupert Harrison's Investment Conference talk which highlighted how investors over-reacted to political risk in 2016, why they shouldn…
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Will the WPC’s punitive fines really act as a ‘nuclear deterrent’?
In the first in our series examining the WPC’s recommendations on DB regulation, we discuss the proposals to impose a ‘nuclear deterrent’ fine on culpable employers.
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Take action! Time is running out for the 2017/18 PPF levy
Barnett Waddingham highlights some actions that can still be taken to manage the size of your Pension Protection Fund levy before the 31 March 2017 data deadline, i…
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Scheme Reconciliation Service - a positive start to the year
It’s been a busy period for HMRC and there have been a number of recent developments in the Scheme Reconciliation Service (SRS) world, let’s take a look at some of …
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Time for change? WPC’s recommendations for Government Green Paper
The WPC recently published a list of recommendations for consultation in the Government’s Green Paper due in early 2017 to address perceived flaws in the regulation…
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Fall in corporate bond yields takes the shine off the year end
The funding position of the average pension scheme on an accounting basis has fallen over 2016. Company directors can take advantage of flexibility in the framework…