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Survey finds few employers will level down benefits Print E-mail
Written by Occupational Pensions   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00
THE LATEST SURVEY to explore the response of employers to the introduction of auto-enrolment finds that very few will reduce benefits either for existing staff or for new hires. The survey, by consultancy Aon Hewitt, also finds very limited interest in signing up for the National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) scheme. Another recent survey shows that some companies say they will cut back on recruitment to fund auto-enrolment, while a survey by the Pensions Regulator finds that employers are relatively ill-prepared.
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Employer debt rules eased further Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00

THE GOVERNMENT has made Regulations intending to assist companies belonging to multiemployer pension schemes that wish to undertake corporate restructurings.

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Step towards unisex annuity rates Print E-mail
Written by Occupational Pensions   
Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00
THE GOVERNMENT has commenced a consultation on draft Regulations banning the use of gender as a factor to be taken into account when assessing insurance risks. The need to remove the derogation to the equality rules that permits the use of gender as a determining factor when calculating insurance premiums arose as a result of the decision of the European Court of Justice in the Test-Achats case (OP, April 2011).
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Government tackles small pension pots and ends refunds Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00
THE Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has commenced a consultation on how the pension system should deal with the proliferation of small pension pots that is expected to arise once automatic enrolment is fully operational. It believes that the combination of autoenrolment and a highly mobile jobs market will result in about 4.7 million additional small pension pots in the system by 2049. At present there are a number of barriers to easy transfer of these pots, including the unwillingness of schemes to accept transfers, the disproportionately high cost of transferring small funds and the inertia of members.
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Longevity swap deals top £15 billion Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 01 February 2012 00:00
TWO RECENT longevity swap deals have taken the total number of such transactions involving pension schemes to 12, covering more than £15 billion of pension scheme liabilities, according to Aon Hewitt. The latest longevity deals concerned schemes at British Airways and Pilkington.
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