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Legislation to extend CDC to be laid in autumn, Bell confirms
Pensions Minister, Torsten Bell, has confirmed that the government is moving forward with its plans to extend collective ...
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New campaign group launched; govt urged to deliver better pensions for all
A new campaign has been launched to encourage the government to "transform" the UK pensions system, with fronting from a ...
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Workplace pension financial wellness and transfer times rankings released
Benefits Guru and STAR, two industry award schemes, have released their 2025 ratings for workplace pension providers, ranking them on financial wellness and transfer times, respectively ...
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HMT updates Treasury Directions for McCloud remedy
HM Treasury has updated the Treasury Directions for the Public Service Pensions and Judicial Offices Act 2022 regarding the McCloud remedy ...
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Future Growth Capital launches global and UK LTAFs
Future Growth Capital (FGC) has launched two diversified private markets long-term asset funds (LTAFs), a global strategy and a complementary UK strategy ...
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OSG Ship Management pension scheme completes £16m buy-in with Aviva
Limited Retirement Benefits Plan has completed a £16m full scheme buy-in with Aviva, covering the defined benefit (DB) liabilities for 53 members from OSG ...
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Gleaner Pension Scheme completes £7.5m buy-in with Aviva
The Gleaner Pension Scheme has completed a £7.5m buy-in with Aviva, securing the benefits of all 121 members, comprising 26 deferred and 95 pensioner members, and covering all the scheme liabilities ...
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Industry welcomes DB Funding Code clarifications from TPR
Industry experts have broadly welcomed The Pensions Regulator's (TPR) defined benefit (DB) Annual Funding Statement, highlighting the clarifications around covenant and trustee's assessment of support ...
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'Surge' of interest expected following pensions dashboards launch
Nearly a third (31 per cent) of UK pension schemes believe 50 per cent or more of their members will log into the MoneyHelper Pensions Dashboard within a month of gaining access, WTW research has reve ...
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Scottish Widows announces launch of open-architecture LTAF
Scottish Widows has announced plans to launch an open-architecture Long Term Asset Fund (LTAF) later this year, pending regulatory approval ...
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VfM framework to drive increased transparency and long-term value - FCA
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) head of asset management and pensions policy, Nike Trost, said that the benefit of the Value for Money (VfM) framework is transparency, which should enable decision-m ...
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TPR expects growing focus on endgame planning as DB funding improvements continue
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has said that it expects most defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to shift their focus from deficit recovery to endgame planning, after its latest Annual Funding Statemen ...