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19 Mar 19
Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
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1 Feb 19
A government decision to halt its valuation of public sector pension arrangements will cause “uncertainty” for fund administrators, PF has been told.
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10 Jan 19
Local government workers whose jobs have been outsourced will remain in the Local Government Pension Scheme, under proposals announced today.
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9 Jan 19
Pete Moore, executive director of finance and public protection at Lincolnshire County Council, has been appointed as chair of CIPFA’s pension panel.
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14 Nov 18
Despite unprecedented challenges, the Local Government Pension Scheme has emerged as a robust, high-performing scheme, says CIPFA’s Mike Ellsmore.
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12 Nov 18
The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
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17 Jul 18
The challenges facing local government pension schemes may overlap, but need not be insurmountable, writes Tiffany Tsang of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
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26 Jan 18
A new framework contract has been let to help funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme through the transition to pooled funds.
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2 Jan 18
Tributes have been paid to Kieran Quinn, the leader of Tameside Council and chair of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, who died over the Christmas period.
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18 Dec 17
A collaboration between local government pension scheme funds has said its procurement frameworks have made £88m in savings.
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5 Dec 17
Further reforms are needed to cope with ageing populations as global public spending on pensions has risen by about 1.5% of GDP since 2000, the OECD has said.
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2 Aug 17
The number of women receiving the state pension has dropped by more than 1.1 million between 2010 and 2016, an Institute for Fiscal Studies report has found.
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31 Jul 17
The university pension scheme deficit jumped by £9bn last year, rising to £17.5bn – the largest on record at any British retirement fund.
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20 Jul 17
The pension age would rise from 67 to 68 in 2037, seven years ahead of schedule, if new proposals from the government are passed by Parliament.
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23 Jun 17
The work and pensions secretary has hinted that the Conservatives could end the state pension triple lock in the future.
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21 Mar 17
Public sector pension funds are increasingly investing in alternative asset classes, according to analysis by State Street.
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10 Mar 17
Eight pension funds in Wales with a combined £15bn of assets are likely to pool investments by April next year.
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13 Feb 17
Pensioners are £20 a week better off on average than people of working age, after a wave of affluent individuals reached retirement age, the Resolution Foundation has found.
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27 Sep 16
Labour’s shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rebecca Long Bailey has called for pension scheme members across local government to be given a greater say in where investments are made.
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30 Jun 16
Public sector pension liabilities have increased by around a third since 2009-10 and the government’s exposure to risk as a result is “significant and challenging”, auditors have...
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16 May 16
Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
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4 May 16
The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
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6 Apr 16
The single tier pension, which comes into effect today, could spark widespread disillusionment as it falls to meet a pledge to simplify the system and many people could receive less than they...
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16 Mar 16
The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
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24 Feb 16
As the days count down until Budget 2016, the pensions world is buzzing with speculation on the future of pensions tax-relief.
19 Mar 19Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
1 Feb 19A government decision to halt its valuation of public sector pension arrangements will cause “uncertainty” for fund administrators, PF has been told.
9 Jan 19Pete Moore, executive director of finance and public protection at Lincolnshire County Council, has been appointed as chair of CIPFA’s pension panel.
12 Nov 18The government’s announcement of mandatory pooling of local government pension schemes certainly made waves, but, three years on, how are the new mega pools shaping up? Karen Day reports.
17 Jul 18The challenges facing local government pension schemes may overlap, but need not be insurmountable, writes Tiffany Tsang of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
26 Jan 18A new framework contract has been let to help funds in the Local Government Pension Scheme through the transition to pooled funds.
2 Jan 18Tributes have been paid to Kieran Quinn, the leader of Tameside Council and chair of the Local Authority Pension Fund Forum, who died over the Christmas period.
10 Mar 17Eight pension funds in Wales with a combined £15bn of assets are likely to pool investments by April next year.
27 Sep 16Labour’s shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Rebecca Long Bailey has called for pension scheme members across local government to be given a greater say in where investments are made.
16 May 16Pensioners aged over 75 are thousands of pounds a year worse off than both their younger ‘baby boomer’ counterparts and working age adults, according to the charity Independent Age.
4 May 16The government’s plan to pool pension funds, and push the pools to invest in infrastructure, seems like a shadowy undertaking
16 Mar 16The government will add £1 to every £4 saved using the new ‘Lifetime ISA’ announced by chancellor George Osborne in his Budget speech today.
