All Association of British Insurers (ABI) articles
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NewsUK government, regulators prompt to clear way for long-term investment funds
A cross industry initiative has made several recommendations to increase investment in private capital
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NewsSmall progress on Mansion House Compact ambitions as barriers remain
ABI report shows signatories currently hold £793m of unlisted equity assets in their DC default funds, equivalent to 0.36% of the total value of their DC default funds
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NewsLifetime provider model risks undermining success of automatic enrolment
‘Member choice would deliver few benefits, but risk throwing away the gains from auto-enrolment,’ says ABI’s Yvonne Braun
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NewsPLSA, ABI respond to UK government’s growth plan with four measures
Associations propose higher pension contributions, the right regulation, government action to support investment opportunities, and measures that enable consolidation
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NewsPensions Dashboard Programme update highlights lack of pensions engagement
Despite automatic enrolment, around 12 million people are estimated to be under-saving for later life
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NewsWTW recommends policy changes to fuel UK economic growth
Plus: ABI calls on industry to put savers at the heart of plans to boost pension investment
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NewsHigher UK auto-enrolment contribution levels needed, urges ABI
ABI’s report shows that auto-enrolment has dramatically increased the numbers of people saving for a workplace pension
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Co-ordinated UK industry campaign bids to crack pension engagement nut
15 providers and schemes support concentrated engagement season campaign being led by ABI and PLSA
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NewsBig UK industry players urge government to widen auto-enrolment
Co-ordinated by think tank Onward, letter says it’s ‘time to level up pensions for everyone’
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NewsJoint effort delivers template for pension funds’ TCFD duties
New template an example of necessary collaboration across the investment chain
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: 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 why the ...
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AIB UK scheme completes £1.1bn de-risking deal
The transaction is split between a £850m pensioner buy-in and a £250m assured payment policy
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UK roundup: Steering group appointed to lead pensions dashboard work
Also: DC schemes ‘missing out on returns’ through lack of investment in UK companies; AA pension fund seals de-risking deal with unnamed insurer
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ESG roundup: LSE buys analytics provider Beyond Ratings
Also: Exclusions lead sustainable investment surge in Switzerland; EIOPA consults on climate change and Solvency II; UK minister says schemes ‘doing the right thing’ on climate change
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Pension dashboard: UK to force pension funds to provide data
Government urges schemes to prepare their systems and records for introduction of dashboards in next few years
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UK government backs pension dashboard with £5m pledge
Chancellor Philip Hammond says government will consult on ‘detailed design’ for online portal
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UK government backs dashboard – but industry must deliver
Statements from two ministers leave pension providers with more questions on dashboard concept
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UK pensions sector rallies behind dashboard as government support stalls
Pensions sector unites to urge political backing for dashboard concept
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NewsPension dashboard should be taken out of private sector, say MPs
Competition between options ‘would add complexity to a problem crying out for simplicity’
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EU and UK insurers flag concerns about liability accounting rules
Freedom of Information request reveals wide-ranging concerns about how new standard was finalised
