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DB Schemes Reconsider Endgame As Surplus Rules Face Potential Reform
Monday, 12 May 2025Improved funding levels and possible changes to surplus rules are prompting many defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to reassess their long-term plans, according to new findings from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).
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The Pensions Regulator Takes Action To Strengthen Defences Against Pension Scams
Wednesday, 23 April 2025The Pensions Regulator (TPR) is stepping up efforts to protect savers from pension scams by pushing for closer collaboration, forming strategic partnerships and improving intelligence-sharing across agencies.
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Matching Process Becomes Biggest Dashboard Concern For Pension Schemes
Monday, 21 April 2025Pension schemes are growing more apprehensive about the pension dashboard rollout. Once introduced, dashboards will help users keep track of all their pension savings, including their State Pension.
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Surging Bulk Annuity Market Urged To Stay The Course In 2025
Tuesday, 15 April 2025With the UK’s bulk purchase annuity (BPA) market set for another dynamic year in 2025, insurers are being encouraged to focus on key priorities to ensure they continue delivering attractive and robust solutions.
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Pension Trustees Urged To Keep Treating Climate Change As A Priority
Tuesday, 8 April 2025With global attitudes towards climate action shifting, including the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and major asset managers stepping away from voluntary climate initiatives, the Trustee Sustainability Working Group (TSWG) has warned that pension trustees must not lose sight of the urgency of climate change.
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Larger Schemes Prepare For Longer-term Demands As Pension Dashboard Deadlines Approach
Thursday, 13 March 2025With the larger master trust pension schemes getting ready for connection to the pensions dashboard ecosystem by 30 April, schemes are busy preparing to connect, while also getting to grips with the longer-term implications of a fully functioning and publicly available dashboard.
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