MARKETS -
May 17, 2013
Managers make case for DC property boom
A relaxed approach to liquidity would make property a mainstream asset to UK DC schemes, according to a new report.
HR/BENEFITS -
May 17, 2013
Employers urged to follow US flexi time trend
UK employers should include more flexi-time into their benefit packages for older workers, according to a US consultancy.
HR/BENEFITS -
May 16, 2013
Auto enrolment opt out policy gets boost from Mexican wave of participation
Automatic enrolment to workplace pension schemes with opt out, as is being implemented in the UK, has seen participation rates of about 90%, over 15 years in Mexico.
HR/BENEFITS -
May 15, 2013
UK savers more likely to make pensions commitment
The UK has a higher proportion of people saving regularly into pension schemes than comparable nations, research shows.
HR/BENEFITS -
May 15, 2013
L&G introduces trustee for its contract based schemes
Legal & General has employed the independent members of its master trust board to work with its nearly 2,000 contract-based DC schemes, as part of its investment oversight division.
HR/BENEFITS -
May 14, 2013
UK pensioners spurn support for and of family
UK pension savers expect to provide far less financial support to their families in retirement than their international counterparts, but are marginally less likely to ask for it.
MARKETS -
May 14, 2013
UK DC schemes can explore infrastructure investment
Large UK DC funds should follow their continental counterparts in emulating DB schemes’ direct infrastructure investments, one such scheme has claimed.
RULES/REGS -
May 13, 2013
SMEs unfazed by consultancy charging ban
Smaller companies will not be affected by the end of consultancy charging, according to HR professionals’ body the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.
RULES/REGS -
May 10, 2013
City of London Police swoop in suspected pension liberation fraud arrests
The ‘pensions liberation’ gang arrested in a series of dawn raids is suspected of syphoning off £500,000 worth of pension pots, police have revealed.
MARKETS -
May 09, 2013
Low yields and liquidity fears stymie property investment growth
Low property yields have taken their toll, as UK pension funds’ investment in the asset class plummeted last year.
PRODUCTS -
May 08, 2013
Zurich auto enrolment default fund part of DC DGF trend
Risk adversity in DC savers is driving a move to offer diversified growth funds in plans’ accumulation stages, according to research.
MARKETS -
May 07, 2013
PIP plans swift progress to requests for proposals following expressions of interest deadline
The Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PIP) is aiming to move to a request for proposal (RfP) stage “shortly after” its 31 March deadline for Expressions of Interest (EOI) from investment managers announced today.
RULES/REGS -
May 03, 2013
Tribunal fees rules will deter auto enrolment disputes
New rules introducing Employment Tribunal fees will deter a predicted spike in cases objecting to pay freezes connected to the cost of auto enrolment, lawyers are warning.
RULES/REGS -
May 02, 2013
‘Unique’ employers urged to seek AE advice from regulator
UK employers should actively seek assistance from the Pensions Regulator to avoid auto-enrolment non compliance, according to early auto enroller John Lewis.
RULES/REGS -
May 02, 2013
Auto enrolment opt out rates lower than feared
The number of employees opting out from auto enrolment could be around four percentage points lower than first feared, according to research.
RULES/REGS -
May 01, 2013
Pensions Regulator chair blasts single watchdog proposals
The Pensions Regulator chairman Michael O’Higgins has launched a staunch defence of his organisation, from claims it should be merged with the Financial Conduct Authority.
PEOPLE -
May 01, 2013
Regulator in a rush to appoint Galvin successor
The Pensions Regulator is prepared to fast track its usual appointment process to replace outgoing chief executive Bill Galvin as soon as possible.
PRODUCTS -
April 30, 2013
UK schemes announce investment adviser panel
A Norfolk County Council-led group of UK pension funds has appointed six investment consultants to a joint procurement panel.
RULES/REGS -
April 29, 2013
Dutch ‘shareholder spring’ in the air, as funds pick Heineken battle
Dutch multi-employer scheme administrator APG has warned its vote against the Heineken CEO’s bonus deal is one of many shareholder protests in the offing.
PRODUCTS -
April 29, 2013
L&G casts eye across the pond for bulk annuity expansion
Legal & General (L&G) is looking to use its first non-UK bulk annuity transaction to launch into the overseas buy-in market, with an eye on the US.