Damaging EU proposals remain on table despite threat to pensions and jobs - NAPF comment
15 February 2012
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) commented on the final advice submitted today (Wed) by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) to the European Commission on an EU Pensions Directive based on Solvency II...
|
Pension funds react to latest bout of QE
09 February 2012
The UK’s leading pensions body reacted to today’s announcement of an extra £50bn of quantitative easing...
|
Poor pension choices could mean years longer at work
09 February 2012
High pension charges and the wrong choice of annuity could cut a saver’s potential pension income by a quarter (24%), meaning they would have to spend years longer at work to cover the loss, pensions experts warned today (Thurs).
|
Savers left short-changed and bewildered by unfair annuities system
04 February 2012
Millions of private sector workers saving for their retirement are stuck with a hugely unfair and opaque annuity system which lops up to £1bn off pension incomes every year, pensions experts warned today...
|
Final auto-enrolment regulations and guidance on certification - NAPF Comment
01 February 2012
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) commented on the final auto-enrolment regulations and the guidance on certification published by the Government today (Wednesday)...
|
New auto-enrolment timetable - NAPF comment
25 January 2012
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) commented on the new timetable for pension auto-enrolment reforms published by the Government today (Wednesday)...
|
Government consults on GMP equalisation - NAPF comment
20 January 2012
The NAPF commented on consultation on equalising for the effect of the Guaranteed Minimum Pension, saying it would be a headache for pension funds...
|
Regulator tries to help pension funds cope with QE - NAPF Comment
17 January 2012
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) today (Tuesday) commented on the Pensions Regulator’s plans to help trustees dealing with the valuation and recovery plan process of final salary (Defined Benefit) pensions in the current economic environment...
|
Government pledges action on high boardroom pay - NAPF comment
08 January 2012
The NAPF reacted to the Prime Minister's pledge to tackle boardroom pay by introducing new rules on shareholder voting on pay policies...
|
New EU pensions law threatens UK economy and jobs
04 January 2012
Businesses would have to inject at least £300bn into their final salary (defined benefit) pensions if a new EU law goes ahead, causing knock-on damage to the UK economy and jobs market. It would also lead to the closure of more final salary pensions in the private sector, NAPF warned today...
|