ABI

The firm will lead on developing the conventions for matching dashboard users to their pensions

This week’s top stories included Isio’s first financial results, while the Association of British Insurers insured 191 members’ benefits in a £26m buy-in with Aviva.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) Pension & Assurance Scheme has insured benefits for 191 members in a £26m buy-in with Aviva.

An industry co-ordination group has been established to take forward the recommendations of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP’s) small pension pots working group.

Potential changes to the way the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is calculated and reported could cause assets to fall by between £60bn and £130bn, according to various estimates.

The number of savers opting to withdraw a tax-free lump sum from their pension has dropped more than 53% since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The UK’s system of pensions tax relief needs to be overhauled to make it fairer to the lower paid and younger savers, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) says.

Further reforms to pension freedoms are needed to ensure the long-term success and sustainability of pension freedoms, according to the Association of British Insurers (ABI).

The government and regulators should not wait for the industry to "fail to act voluntarily" to provide value for money in pensions, the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) says.

Pensions have been seen as unfathomable for too long. George Currie says two initiatives currently underway may begin to change this perception.