All Pensions articles – Page 74

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    FTSE 350 defined benefit pension deficit falls to £149bn

    2016-11-03T11:00:29Z

    The accounting deficit of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes for the UK’s largest 350 listed organisations fell from £152 billion at the end of September 2016 to £149 billion on 31 October 2016, according to research by Mercer.Its Pension risk survey, which is based on analysis and projections of FTSE ...

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    The benefits on offer at Goodman Masson

    2016-11-02T16:07:51Z

    The workplace benefits on offer at Goodman Masson include:PensionStakeholder pension with a 1% employer and 1% employee contribution.Goodman Masson went through auto-enrolment in 2014.Group riskGroup income protection, employer-paid for some employees.Critical illness insurance, employer-paid for some employees.Healthcare and wellbeingPrivate medical insurance, voluntary basis, employee-paid.Eyecare vouchers, employer-paid for all employees.Personal accident ...

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    Common investment scams of recent years

    2016-11-01T17:55:28Z

    In the month after pension freedom was introduced in April 2015, the City of London Police revealed pension scam losses had more than trebled to £4.5m from £1.4m. With everyone aged 55 and over now able to take their full pension as cash, there were always going to be some ...

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    Post Office staff strike over closure of defined benefit pension scheme to future accrual

    2016-10-31T12:09:52Z

    Post Office staff who are members of trade unions Unite and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are taking part in strike action in a dispute over the closure of the organisation's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to future accrual and potential job losses.The 24-hour strike action commenced at 3am today ...

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    49% find pensions terminology too confusing

    2016-10-24T15:46:58Z

    Just under half (49%) of respondents find pensions terminology to be complicated and confusing, acting as a barrier to effective retirement planning, according to research by Capita Employee Benefits.Its Employee insight report 2016/17, which surveyed 3,006 UK employees, also found that 51% of respondents do not know how much they ...

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    68% would save into the lifetime Isa alongside their pension

    2016-10-24T09:34:32Z

    More than two thirds (68%) of respondents who would consider opening a lifetime individual savings account (Lisa) would save into it alongside their pension, according to research by Hymans Robertson.Its survey of 1,000 employees under the age of 40 also found that 61% of respondents would open a Lisa, and ...

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    Government legislates for lifetime saving

    2016-10-24T08:10:27Z

    The Savings (Government Contribution) Bill 2016-2017, which legislates for the Lifetime individual savings account (Lisa), has now been introduced to the House of Commons, to finalise details in preparation for an April 2017 launch.The savings vehicle was first unveiled by former Chancellor George Osborne in the March 2016 Budget, aiming ...

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    Government increases master trust protections and moves to cap early exit fees

    2016-10-21T10:15:35Z

    The government has published its new Pension Schemes Bill, which lays out stricter operating criteria for master trusts and begins the process of capping early exit charges for members of workplace pension schemes.The bill, published yesterday (20 October 2016), aims to boost consumer protections by creating a new approval regime ...

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    Nationwide Building Society introduces retirement planning tool for staff

    2016-10-20T10:54:48Z

    Nationwide Building Society has launched an online retirement planning tool for the 12,000 employees in its defined contribution (DC) pension scheme.The organisation has introduced the Guided Outcomes tool, provided by Hymans Robertson, to help educate DC pension scheme members about how much money they might need in retirement and what ...

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    Government cancels plans for secondary annuity market

    2016-10-19T11:08:43Z

    The government has cancelled its plans to create a secondary annuity market on the grounds that sufficient consumer protections could not be balanced with the development of a competitive market.After discussions with industry experts, financial regulators and consumer groups, government officials reached the conclusion that creating the conditions for a ...

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    9: Industry insight - Pensions versus property: Simplicity and saving

    2016-10-17T15:43:53Z

    The debate between the virtues of investing in a pension, or in a property when planning for retirement has raged fiercely recently. The Bank of England’s chief economist, Andy Haldane, fanned the flames of the discussion by suggesting that the best way to save for a retirement “ought to be ...

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    16% of defined contribution scheme members are saving enough into their pension

    2016-10-17T10:06:25Z

    Less than a fifth (16%) of defined contribution (DC) pension scheme member respondents are saving enough into their pension to maintain their current standard of living in retirement, according to research by Aon.The Defined contribution member survey 2016, which surveyed 2,004 UK adults who are members of a DC fund, ...

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    Adecco Group moves to monthly flex enrolment to enhance benefits engagement

    2016-10-14T10:03:31Z

    Employee Benefits Live 2016: Adecco Group UK and Ireland has moved from an annual flexible benefits enrolment window to monthly enrolment.The change, which was introduced this year, aims to increase employee engagement and ensure that the organisation’s benefits package is available to all.The transition to monthly enrolment forms part of ...

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    Capital One drives pensions engagement via themed communications campaign

    2016-10-12T08:24:22Z

    Employee Benefits Live 2016: Capital One developed a tongue in cheek retirement-themed communications campaign to engage staff with pensions following the transition to a master trust in 2015.The campaign included appearances by street performers Granny Turismo, who perform their acts dressed as grannies and use trolleys as props. Some employees ...

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    Government to develop single body for pensions and debt guidance

    2016-10-10T12:30:52Z

    The government is to develop a single, public financial guidance body to provide individuals with easy access to pensions and money guidance, and debt advice.The new body will replace Pension Wise, The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS), and the Money Advice Service.Plans laid out in the March 2016 Budget originally set ...

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    Motability supports staff to make informed investment decisions

    2016-10-10T12:12:32Z

    Motability has always been keen for staff to be fully engaged in, and informed enough about its contract-based defined contribution stakeholder pension plan, so that they can decide how best to invest their pension contributions.This is why the mobility support services charity has produced a comprehensive pensions communication strategy, which ...

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    How can employers support staff around pension investment decisions?

    2016-10-10T12:06:10Z

    Need to know:The majority of employees are in their employer’s default pension fund.Many employers are nervous about providing financial guidance to staff.Sourcing investment fund information may be difficult.The majority (90%) of active defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members invest in their employer’s default pension fund, according to the Pensions and ...

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    4: key findings

    2016-10-10T09:43:25Z

    The survey, which was conducted in September 2016 among readers of Employee Benefits and www.employeebenefits.co.uk, received 250 responses. Due to rounding, percentages may not add up to 100.Key findings:68% of respondents want to support staff in making more informed decisions at retirement.45% of respondents see auto-re-enrolment as an opportunity to ...

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    Pension investment strategy: Are Target Date Funds the future for UK DC scheme members?

    2016-10-07T15:05:21Z

    There are now more active savers in UK DC pension schemes than in DB pension schemes, according to recent stats from the Pensions Policy Institute. It also estimate that in just 15 years there could be as many as 17 million members enrolled in DC workplace pension schemes*.Based on current ...

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    'Feeling the Squeeze'

    2016-10-07T14:51:11Z

    Royal London carried out a UK wide survey with 2,500 consumers age 35-44 over the summer. The survey found that over a third, 34 per cent, said their finances felt Squeezed and so were struggling to meet day-to-day expenses, despite 87 per cent being aware that they need to save ...