pension administration

Legal & General (L&G) and the People's Pension have fully automated their systems for automatic enrolment (AE) using the data integration platform Pensionsync.

Constant government meddling has reduced confidence in pensions to a historic low according to Whitbread chief executive Andy Harrison.

The government's proposed cap on redundancy payoffs in the public sector would require complex changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) regulations, the industry has warned.

Ombudsman's decision concentrates minds

Michael Klimes examines whether attempts to grease the wheels of pension transfers will succeed

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has urged defined contribution (DC) trustees to ensure they are on track to meet charge capping and governance requirements introduced in April.

Lorraine Bennett has joined the Local Government Association (LGA) as pensions adviser after working for a string of local pension schemes.

Supermarket giant Asda has chosen PwC to provide pension accounting services using Skyval for its defined benefit (DB) scheme.

Trustees should be cautious about moving from one third party administrator (TPA) after the introduction of ‘freedom and choice' reforms, warn consultants.

Some third-party administrators are charging schemes huge exit fees when they move to a new provider. Michael Klimes finds out what trustees can do to minimise these