All UK Department for Work & Pensions articles
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NewsRegulation on performance fees expected in October 2021
Draft regulation to help DC schemes invest in illiquid investments like private equity and venture capital
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Industry warns of effects of social risks on occupational pensions
The DWP should clarify governance requirements on social risks and opportunities, including investment policies, trustee skills, integration and disclosure
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Pensions Dashboard Programme calls for input into ecosystem
The PDP proposals have been developed in collaboration with the DWP, the FCA and TPR
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Performance fee smoothing will ease DC illiquid investment ‘a little’
Bigger change will require other significant barriers to be tackled
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UK’s trustee association launches climate change committee
Chaired by Tegs Harding, director at Independent Trustee Services (ITS), the committee will include Nigel Hill of Pi Pension Trustees, Marcus Hurd of ndapt, and Andrew Cole of BESTrustees
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DWP consults on pension schemes’ approach to ‘social factors’
Pensions minister turns his attention from climate change to the ‘S’ in ESG
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UK regulator launches code of practice consultation
The implications of the new code will be greater for DB schemes than for DC
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Warnings, further requests formulated over trustee climate risk duties
Industry responds to consultation on draft TCFD-based regulations for occupational pension schemes
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Green Gilts must pass ‘greenwashing’ and pricing tests
PLSA conference panellists discuss the main retirement sector announcements from last week’s UK budget speech
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Small pots group recommends focus on large-scale consolidation
Fiinal decisions about consolidation models should be guided by work on pension administration, government-commissioned working group says
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Campaign group’s RI bill tackles fiduciary ‘best interests’ duty
Model legislation would also require UK government to set up ‘UK Council for Investor Due Diligence’
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Minister pledges more climate change action for UK pensions sector
UK pensions minister Guy Opperman addressed the industry on climate change and the Pension Schemes Bill
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FCA ‘to be mindful’ of asset owner climate information needs
Pensions minister welcomes steps outlined by FCA, says show government’s ‘coordinated approach’
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The People’s Pension - Global lessons on member outcomes
Big is really very beautiful when it comes to pensions
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Government urged to ‘come clean’ about dashboard data approach [updated]
LCP’s Webb warns of ‘multi-million’ compliance bill if data has to be standardised on basis of new definitions
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: UK superfunds – Super fast, or dead in the water?
Will the superfund ship lawfully leave port any time soon? Following the UK pension regulator’s publication of its interim regime for superfunds in June 2020, there is much talk about scheme transfers to superfund being imminent. Clive Weber , pensions partner, and Paul Ashcroft , solicitor, Wedlake Bell LLP, explain ...
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PLSA delivers guide to ‘new discipline’ of implementation disclosures
Trustees encouraged to take time to produce meaningful reporting about about how investment principles were implemented
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DWP not so keen on sustainability impact focus à la EU SFDR
Policy official also indicates implied temperature rise reporting may be on the cards for UK pension schemes
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New cross-industry group to help UK trustees with next set of ESG duties
Key output will be document to extract ‘clear and consistent’ info from asset managers about their voting behaviour
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UK pension trustees presented with guide to climate-related risks
Trustees are facing rapidly increasing expectations with regard to climate change
