Scottish independence could cause “significant disruption” to the UK pensions industry, Treasury has warned.
The Treasury has issued a report stating pension providers would have to ensure their products address the change in tax system resulting from Scottish independence. Any differences that develop in pension policy as a result of the change would also have to be addressed
Pensions Insurance Corporation (PIC) has agreed a £63m buy-in deal for the NSPCC Pension Scheme to cover £63m of pensioner liabilities for the charity’s scheme. The premium was reduced in part by the trustees deferring coverage for deflation
Barnett Waddingham has added its voice to calls for action to tackle fraudulent pension liberation transfers
Top-end pension savers must look to alternative investments to avoid significant taxes from the new lifetime and annual allowance caps next year, according to Kuber Ventures, the first multi-manager platform for portfolios of Enterprise Investment Schemes (EIS)
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has announced today that it is 84 per cent confident of achieving self-sufficiency by 2030, but recognised that uncertainty remains as a result of the current economic climate
A new auto-enrolment compatible pension scheme has been launched by Helm Godfrey in partnership with Scottish Widows to meet the specific needs of people within the film industry, it has been revealed today
Requirements for daily dealing must be relaxed to improve DC pension scheme performance, The Defined Contribution Investment Forum has claimed
The government’s proposed reforms to the four largest public service pension schemes will reduce the average value of the pension benefit for members of these schemes by more than a third, and also reduce the long-term government expenditure on unfunded public service schemes by around a quarter according to the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI)
Bulk annuity transactions hit £876m in the first quarter of 2013, according to consultant Barnett Waddingham, up from £492m in the same period last year
The Scottish government could not “unilaterally do what it wanted” with accrued pension rights in the event of separation, experts have told MPs at a meeting of the House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee
The Minister for Pensions Steve Webb’s promise to keep transfer fees under pot follows member reforms “trivially cheap” has been called into question by B&CE
The establishment of a common investment vehicle for pensions investment operated on behalf of London Boroughs is “clearly feasible” and with a minimum level of buy-in is “financially attractive” according to a report from the London’s Councils Leaders’ Committee Pensions Working Group
The NAPF has given a qualified welcome to yesterday’s upgrade of the economic outlook and lowering of inflation expectation by the Bank of England governor Mervyn King
With DC assets growing rapidly, Simon Chinnery evaluates three critical factors that can help DC members get over the retirement finish line and retire on a pension that meets their needs
The detailed examination of auto-enrolment’s component parts in the build-up to last October appears to have missed out the crucial factor of provider capacity, finds Marek Handzel
Pádraig Floyd explores the prevalence of pension liberation fraud and what is being done to tackle the problem
Trustees are faced with more training pressures than ever – Andrew Sheen asks how they can keep up
Graham Wrightson looks at what can be learnt from recent Pension Ombudsman determinations into pension overpayments
The growing disparity between public and private sector pensions
Andrew McCaffery explains how it is the underlying investment capability that matters when comparing single and multi-strategy hedge funds
We review the latest Pensions Age conference, tackling the hot topics facing pension professionals today
Carolyn Fox provides an insight into the new approach for all PPF schemes
Greg Wenzerul finds ways to ensure your buy-in contract stands the test of time
Hugh Nolan ponders the consequence of TPR being required to have a regard for the growth prospect of employers, as announced in the Budget
Alistair Wilson provides an overview of liquidity in the fixed income market
