In the document published on Tuesday, the MPs made a number of recommendations in other areas, such as increasing uptake of Pension Wise guidance by trialling automatic appointments, establishing equivalent investment pathways for trust-based schemes, and prohibiting transactions being made on pensions dashboards until they are well-established and trusted. The …
Read More »DWP begins engagement over multi-employer CDC schemes – DC & Auto-enrolment
In his foreword, Opperman wrote that the new regulations “will be a huge step forward in providing a major enhancement to the existing occupational pensions landscape, and a third way forward between traditional defined benefit and post 2012 defined contribution schemes”. He continued: “By allowing pension scheme members to share …
Read More »Fifth of businesses are interested in CDC schemes – DB & Derisking
ACA’s 2021 pension trends survey, which received 212 responses from employers covering 400 schemes, found 21 per cent expressed interest in exploring CDC for their own companies, while more than half (54 per cent) backed extending CDC beyond the Royal Mail scheme, which is expected to launch next year. Support …
Read More »Opperman not rushing CDC, defends statements season – DC & Auto-enrolment
Speaking at a Work and Pensions Committee hearing on Monday, Opperman also said that his ambition was to allow transactions on the pensions dashboards in the long term, along with costs and charges, while the state pension will be shown from launch. Further dashboards regulations can be expected “early in …
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