Phil Triggs: Pension fund mergers could be on Labour’s radar

LGPS practitioners need to act swiftly to determine their own fates, writes the tri-borough director of treasury and pensions at Westminster City Council. Phil Triggs will speak at the 30th anniversary LGC Pension Insight Symposium at the Norton Park Hotel, Winchester, on 11-12 July. View the programme and book your place here. Phil …

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Rural mail carrier pleads to theft of store rebates

WAVERLY — A rural mail carrier has pleaded to charges she stole home improvement store rebates from people on her route. Kayeleen Luloff pleaded to a charge of theft of mail by a postal service employee on Monday in U.S. District Court in Cedar Rapids. Sentencing will be at a later …

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Aegon: Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes Stephen Timms MP support for auto-enrolment contributions rising to 12%

Kate Smith, Head of Pensions at Aegon, welcomes Stephen Timms MP support for auto-enrolment contributions rising to 12%, following speech at the recent International Longevity Centre (ILC) Retirement Income Summit  “We welcome Stephen Timms’ comments on auto-enrolment and hope that these are a sign that the Labour Party, should it …

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Grocery price inflation has fallen

That’s according to analysts Kantar Consumers have cut their supermarket shopping due to the unseasonable weather, even as grocery price inflation fell for the 16th month in a row, figures show. Supermarket prices are 2.1% higher than a year ago, slowing for the 15th month in a row from May’s …

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Jess Gillam and Royal Northern Sinfonia to hit the road

Ulverston’s Jess Gillam, violinist Caroline Pether, and a string ensemble from Royal Northern Sinfonia will take the programme On the Nature of Daylight across the North. They will stop off to perform for music fans in Sedbergh, Berwick, Auckland and Hexham from June 25 to 30. READ MORE: Crowds turned out …

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North Somerset voters to receive postal packs this week

Ballot papers are being sent out to registered voters who had applied for a postal vote before May 30. Nicholas Brain, North Somerset Council’s Returning Officer, said: “Postal votes will start hitting doormats this week with more to follow once the deadline to apply has passed. “We strongly advise you …

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