From thought leadership to technical pieces, knowledge hub keeps our members and pensions professionals up to date with the recent developments in the industry.
Planning for retirement should lead to improved member outcomes
The past year and a half has been a challenge for many of us in one way or another, with many people suffering from ill health, financial or mental wellbeing issues. However, for those approaching retirement, one of the biggest problems faced during the pandemic has been the impact it has had on their retirement plans.
When you think about what a professional pension scheme trustee should look like, what comes to mind? Someone with a ‘bit of grey’ as the saying goes? That’s not quite how we see it (although I have to admit to fitting that stereotype). At Dalriada, we want to do something that is a bit different in our industry – build career professional trustees.
ESG viewpoint: five challenges for net zero investing
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave the world a stark warning in 2018 of the dangers of failing to limit the global temperature rise from climate change to 1.5 degrees. This year has seen some of the physical impacts of climate change emerge even sooner than many scientists had predicted, including deadly flooding in Europe and China, and the North American ‘heat dome’ that triggered widespread wildfires.
Under The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) new Code of Practice, UK occupational pension schemes with 100 or more members will be legally required to produce an own risk assessment or ORA. The new Code - currently in draft, and expected in 2022 - will provide details about how this duty is to be discharged.
Preparing your transfer procedures in light of the proposed scams regulations
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) are expected to come into force in ‘early autumn’. Aiming to better protect members from scams by introducing new conditions restricting statutory rights to transfer, the changes mean that schemes need to revisit their existing processes.
Employers: don’t neglect your automatic enrolment duties
Here, The Pension Regulator’s (TPR’s) Director of Automatic Enrolment, Mel Charles, takes a look at the challenges ahead as we emerge from the pandemic, and reminds employers not to neglect their workplace pensions duties as they adjust to the new normal.
Under The Pensions Regulator’s (TPR) new Code of Practice, UK occupational pension schemes with 100 or more members will be legally required to produce an own risk assessment or ORA. The new Code - currently in draft, and expected in 2022 - will provide details about how this duty is to be discharged.
Preparing your transfer procedures in light of the proposed scams regulations
The Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Conditions for Transfers) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) are expected to come into force in ‘early autumn’. Aiming to better protect members from scams by introducing new conditions restricting statutory rights to transfer, the changes mean that schemes need to revisit their existing processes.
Employers: don’t neglect your automatic enrolment duties
Here, The Pension Regulator’s (TPR’s) Director of Automatic Enrolment, Mel Charles, takes a look at the challenges ahead as we emerge from the pandemic, and reminds employers not to neglect their workplace pensions duties as they adjust to the new normal.
Planning for retirement should lead to improved member outcomes
The past year and a half has been a challenge for many of us in one way or another, with many people suffering from ill health, financial or mental wellbeing issues. However, for those approaching retirement, one of the biggest problems faced during the pandemic has been the impact it has had on their retirement plans.
When you think about what a professional pension scheme trustee should look like, what comes to mind? Someone with a ‘bit of grey’ as the saying goes? That’s not quite how we see it (although I have to admit to fitting that stereotype). At Dalriada, we want to do something that is a bit different in our industry – build career professional trustees.
ESG viewpoint: five challenges for net zero investing
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave the world a stark warning in 2018 of the dangers of failing to limit the global temperature rise from climate change to 1.5 degrees. This year has seen some of the physical impacts of climate change emerge even sooner than many scientists had predicted, including deadly flooding in Europe and China, and the North American ‘heat dome’ that triggered widespread wildfires.
