Barnett Waddingham partner Hitchiner will replace Isio partner James Riley as SPP president on June 1. In an exclusive interview with Pensions Expert, Hitchiner set out his ambitions for his presidency, while Riley reflected on the organisation’s rising member engagement, and pondered missed potential for co-operation between the SPP, industry …
Read More »TPR to publish new CDC code before the end of January – Law & Regulation
In a blog post published on Monday, Counsell said the consultation will reflect regulations for CDC schemes that will be published by the Department for Work and Pensions and laid before parliament also in January. He said: “CDC schemes have the potential to change the pensions landscape by offering savers and …
Read More »TPR to publish new CDC code before the end of January – Law & Regulation
In a blog post published on Monday, Counsell said the consultation will reflect regulations for CDC schemes that will be published by the Department for Work and Pensions and laid before parliament also in January. He said: “CDC schemes have the potential to change the pensions landscape by offering savers and …
Read More »MPs support CDC development, call for DWP to scrap statement season – DB & Derisking
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 »Royal Mail finalises CDC contribution rates – DB & Derisking
By Tom Higgins | November 18, 2021 On the go: The Royal Mail’s new collective defined contribution plan will have a fixed employer contribution of 13.6 per cent, as well as a standard employee contribution of 6 per cent, the group confirmed on Thursday. As outlined in the postal company’s …
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 …
Read More »Royal Mail CDC scheme closer to reality as consultation launches – Law & Regulation
The Royal Mail Collective Pension Plan, which is the first known example of these new type of pension funds coming to fruition following the provisions passed in the Pension Schemes Act 2021, will consist of the a CDC section and a cash lump sum section. A Department for Work and Pensions …
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