PLSA

The PLSA’s director of policy and advocacy sets out how he keeps track and gets ahead of pensions issues without being stuck behind a mountain of paper.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has expressed it is disappointed with the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) general levy consultation – saying there should be no increase in the levy without structural reform.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has appointed six members to its policy board as it lays down a defined benefit (DB) funding-centric priority list for 2021.

A pension benchmark for future living standards is necessary and feasible if enough attention is given to formulating an accreditation that will work for both employers and employees, the Resolution Foundation says.

Mediation has been under-utilised historically as a means of dispute resolution in this area. Mark Blyth and Geoff Egerton think this is going to change.

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the Investment Association (IA) have launched a stewardship steering group to create sustainable value for savers and investors.

More than half (59%) of schemes support the call for an extension of regulatory easements and flexibilities beyond early 2021, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) says.

The small pots working group has made a number of recommendations on how to tackle the growth of deferred members with small pension pots within the AE pensions market – urging the government and industry to take action to enable large-scale mass transfers....

Greater diversity in the industry can improve decision-making and help with attracting and retaining talent but few schemes have diversity and inclusion plans in place, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) research reveals.

Trustees must be “accountable for the security of data and assets” to protect schemes and members from the risk of cyber attacks, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).