From thought leadership to technical pieces, knowledge hub keeps our members and pensions professionals up to date with the recent developments in the industry.
The ‘silver squeeze’: tackling decumulation dilemmas for retirees-to-be
Five years on from Freedom and Choice, the New Romantic generation is dancing towards a decidedly unromantic retirement. Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and NMG Consultingexamine how you could boost the outlook for non-advised prospective retirees.
Dashboard: demystifying Government Pension Strategy and Policy
A cross section of practitioners recently described the pensions industry in mainly downbeat adjectives1. Two of the more common ones were confused and complicated. Clearly, not all is well. In the context of the Pensions Dashboard, Michael Nicolaou outlines some issues and highlights the key challenge facing the industry.
The success of PMI’s APTitude programme has sent ripples across trusteeship as a whole. As a consequence, PMI has now provided an accreditation regime for lay trustees.
How to advance your career (and increase your enjoyment of pensions!)
I am a consultant in LCP’s Pensions Administration department. I spend a large chunk of my time developing and maintaining our member communications, but I also get involved in various projects across the department with a focus on improving member experience.
The steady march towards pension dashboards continues in earnest, with some significant milestones over the past six months. These include the Pension Schemes Act 2021¹ receiving Royal Assent, the Pension Dashboard Programme (PDP) publishing its data standards guide² in December and, more recently, its architecture brief for suppliers³ and call for input⁴ on the proposed ‘staging’ of a gradual rollout.
Despite the unprecedented times we have seen over the last 18 months the bulk annuity market continues to be a hub of activity. In actual fact, 2020 was the second largest year on record for the bulk annuity market and the pipeline for 2021 suggests we will see similar volumes this year.
The ‘silver squeeze’: tackling decumulation dilemmas for retirees-to-be
Five years on from Freedom and Choice, the New Romantic generation is dancing towards a decidedly unromantic retirement. Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) and NMG Consultingexamine how you could boost the outlook for non-advised prospective retirees.
Dashboard: demystifying Government Pension Strategy and Policy
A cross section of practitioners recently described the pensions industry in mainly downbeat adjectives1. Two of the more common ones were confused and complicated. Clearly, not all is well. In the context of the Pensions Dashboard, Michael Nicolaou outlines some issues and highlights the key challenge facing the industry.
The success of PMI’s APTitude programme has sent ripples across trusteeship as a whole. As a consequence, PMI has now provided an accreditation regime for lay trustees.
How to advance your career (and increase your enjoyment of pensions!)
I am a consultant in LCP’s Pensions Administration department. I spend a large chunk of my time developing and maintaining our member communications, but I also get involved in various projects across the department with a focus on improving member experience.
The steady march towards pension dashboards continues in earnest, with some significant milestones over the past six months. These include the Pension Schemes Act 2021¹ receiving Royal Assent, the Pension Dashboard Programme (PDP) publishing its data standards guide² in December and, more recently, its architecture brief for suppliers³ and call for input⁴ on the proposed ‘staging’ of a gradual rollout.
Despite the unprecedented times we have seen over the last 18 months the bulk annuity market continues to be a hub of activity. In actual fact, 2020 was the second largest year on record for the bulk annuity market and the pipeline for 2021 suggests we will see similar volumes this year.
