All Pensions articles – Page 95
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The latest analysis, news, case studies and opinion in relation to pensions, with a focus on defined contribution pension schemes; pensions education, compliance with legislation such as the 2015 pension freedoms; auto re-enrolment; pension scheme governance; member engagement; and investment strategy.
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ArticleOundle School completes pension buyout
Oundle School, Northamptonshire, has completed a £5 million bulk purchase annuity transaction with Canada Life and JLT Employee Benefits.The buyout deal, which covers around 150 members of the school’s pension and life assurance plan for non-teaching staff, was secured by JLT Employee Benefits, alongside a trivial commutation exercise.The transaction represents ...
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ArticleHMRC receives reports of 251,000 flexible pension payments
Some 251,000 flexible payments from pensions were made in the six months since the pension freedoms were introduced in April 2015, according to statistics from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).Its Flexible payments from pensions: October 2015 statistical bulletin found that 121,000 flexible pension payments were made in the second quarter ...
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ArticleGovernment consults on pension member-borne commission
The government has launched a consultation into the most effective means of regulating to prevent charges being imposed on members of workplace pension schemes used for automatic enrolment to recover the cost of commission paid to an adviser.This consultation follows the government’s announcement in March 2014 that it intended to ...
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Article14 per cent of staff over 55 are targets of pension scams
More than one in ten (14%) respondents aged 55 and over have been targeted by pension fraudsters since the introduction of the pension freedoms in April 2015, according to research by employment benefits consultant Portus Consulting.Its survey of 1,088 workers over the age of 50, including 789 employees over the ...
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Beyond Allocation: The changing role of advisers and their value to clients
Advisers need to assume three key roles
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India rate cut – more to come?
Kunal Desai, Head of Indian Equities at Neptune Investment ManagementIndia’s stockmarket rallied this week following news that the central bank was cutting interest rates more aggressively than expected. Commenting on the rate cuts and what this means for India’s economic growth, Kunal Desai notes that there were two important details ...
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How does the Fed’s decision impact UK interest rates?
Holly Cassell, Assistant Manager of the Neptune UK Opportunities FundThe decision of the Federal Reserve not to raise US interest rates at its September meeting was met with surprise by many, and has been blamed by some as the chief catalyst for the global market volatility that followed. How does ...
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Don’t be fooled: The oil price has changed for a generation
Chris Taylor, Investment Director & Head of Research at NeptuneThe oil price has more than halved over the past 18 months. Many market participants assume this is a temporary phenomenon. We believe they are wrong. Our analysis of the changes taking place in the real world suggests the oil industry ...
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ABERDEEN VIDEO Attractions of an unrestricted approach - Strategic Bond Funds
Strategic bonds funds have quickly become an important feature of many portfolios. Not all strategic bond funds are quite as 'strategic' as their title may suggest.Watch the video
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Robin Geffen responds to market volatility
By Robin Geffen, Fund Manager & CEO This is a testing time for investors. Over the past year the market has been driven forward by strong fundamental trends underpinned by changes in the real world, but over the past month a more animalistic sentiment has sent shares plunging. As we ...
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Japan: There is more medicine to come
By James Dowey, Chief Economist & CIO In a Q&A James Dowey, Chief Economist & CIO, looks at the recent impact of China on Japan and explains why the medicine itself of Abenomics – as distinct from the effects of the medicine – is extremely important for Japanese equities.Click here ...
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Uncertainty lifted with MPs behind Tsipras
Rob Burnett, Head of European EquitiesAlthough slightly down on their previous election result, Syriza managed to win just over 35 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s election, seeing off the challenge of New Democracy. While this is still short of a majority, Syriza will once again go into coalition ...
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ArticleTate and Lyle Sugars boosts pension contributions via salary sacrifice
EXCLUSIVE: Some 90% of Tate and Lyle Sugars’ employees have taken up pensions salary sacrifice since the arrangement was launched in July 2015. Following the introduction of salary sacrifice as part of the employer’s group personal pension (GPP) scheme, Tate and Lyle’s 560 UK employees’ pensions contributions have increased by ...
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Article92% view the introduction of auto-enrolment positively
Almost all (92%) of respondents believe that it was a good idea for the government to introduce auto-enrolment, according to research by Hargreaves Lansdown.Its survey of 635 employees, which marks almost three years since auto-enrolment’s initial implementation in October 2012, also found that just 30% of respondents are aware of ...
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Case StudiesPeel Ports Group puts staff at heart of reward strategy
The organisation is currently creating a deep-water terminal for containers, Liverpool 2, which will result in an expanded workforce. An additional 480 roles will be created, along with around 5,000 additional supply jobs in the north west of England.Due to open at the end of 2015, Liverpool 2 is a ...
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AnalysisWhat are the latest trends in default investment strategies?
If you read nothing else, read this…The pension freedoms and auto-enrolment have impacted default funds.Default investment funds should offer employees choice and future-proofing in order to be effective saving tools.Employer communication is vital to ensure staff are aware of their options and what the default fund entails.Opportunity for changeThe pension ...
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Case StudiesCancer Research UK diversifies default fund
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) replaced its equity-based default investment fund with a more diversified, less traditional option following the introduction of April’s pension flexibilities. Since then, of CRUK’s 800 staff, and those who left its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme when this was closed to future accrual on 31 March ...
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OpinionRob Barrett: Pension schemes must meet new freedoms
Since the government pension reforms in April, many pension providers have been reviewing their default funds. They have looked at whether their products will continue to meet the needs of their investors, and whether they are providing what people are looking for in the new environment.In particular, plans have looked ...
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61, 62, Buyer's guide to group personal pensions
What is a group personal pension (GPP)?A GPP is a contract-based pension scheme that is arranged by an employer, but each scheme member holds an individual contract directly with the pension provider.What are the origins of GPPs?GPPs were launched in 1988, after personal pensions replaced retirement annuity contracts.What are the ...