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16 Jul 19
UK public sector pension fund administrators remain in the dark despite the government accepting defeat in a landmark pension ruling, PF has learned.
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28 Jun 19
The Treasury could be forced to make extra public sector pension payments of £4bn a year due to a landmark supreme court ruling on Thursday.
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18 Apr 19
The government has “swindled” public sector workers out of £2.4bn in pension payments, a union has claimed.
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17 Apr 19
A Local Government Pension Scheme consultation will consider “greater separation” of pension fund management from local authorities.
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15 Apr 19
Changes to the UK state pension age “exacerbate inequality” with women suffering most, a think-tank has warned.
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11 Apr 19
Treasury plans to cap public sector exit payments have sparked anger from unions.
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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.
16 Jul 19UK public sector pension fund administrators remain in the dark despite the government accepting defeat in a landmark pension ruling, PF has learned.
28 Jun 19The Treasury could be forced to make extra public sector pension payments of £4bn a year due to a landmark supreme court ruling on Thursday.
18 Apr 19The government has “swindled” public sector workers out of £2.4bn in pension payments, a union has claimed.
17 Apr 19A Local Government Pension Scheme consultation will consider “greater separation” of pension fund management from local authorities.
15 Apr 19Changes to the UK state pension age “exacerbate inequality” with women suffering most, a think-tank has warned.
19 Mar 19Retired civil servants will have their pensions cut by up to £700 per year after mistaken payments were made over several years.
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.
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.
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