McClymont: Too many master trusts in UK
The UK master trust market is still lacking the scale needed to provide the best outcomes for members, argues Gregg McClymont, director of policy at The People’s Pension. He and Pat Sharman, managing ...
6 Mai 202017min
Vigilance urged over relaxed rules
Trustees should not take advantage of easements introduced by the Pensions Regulator, which has relaxed its enforcement rules and reporting guidelines, warns John Reeve, director at Cosan Consulting. ...
23 Apr 202016min
Is 3-month DB holiday enough?
Measures introduced by the Pensions Regulator – which allow employers to freeze their defined benefit obligations for three months in response to the economic fallout from coronavirus – might need to ...
8 Apr 202015min
Webb: Budget must deliver for doctors
Former pensions minister Steve Webb argued that “it would be astonishing” if the March 11 Budget does not bring a solution to the issues caused by the tapered annual allowance for doctors and senior c...
5 Mar 202015min
Regulator should take ‘softly-softly’ approach to DC consolidation
The Pensions Regulator should take a “softly-softly” approach to defined contribution consolidation, similar to what happened with master trusts during the authorisation process, where subtle conversa...
19 Feb 202017min
Govt and regulators urged to review chair statements
Government and regulators should rethink pension schemes’ chair statements, as they have become a regulatory compliance tool for the pensions industry, according to Darren Philp, director of policy an...
6 Feb 202021min
Vegan case flags importance of heeding members
Trustees and employers should consult members on their beliefs, and incorporate the investment views of the majority in their pension default fund, according to Romi Savova, chief executive at Pension...
21 Jan 202020min
What falling sterling means for pension funds
It has been a rocky few months for sterling, with the currency falling more than 7 per cent since May. In this podcast, Shoqat Bunglawala, head of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s global portfolio sol...
22 Aug 201911min
