UK Gov’t outlines cold calling ban timeline
The UK Government is committed to banning pension cold calling and will bring forward draft legislation for scrutiny to ban the practice in early 2018, a member of parliament (MP) has confirmed.
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Benchmark sets ‘comfortable’ UK retirement goal
A series of national income targets could be used to help pension savers understand whether they are on track for a comfortable retirement, the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed.
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Proceed with caution over pension transfers, FCA told
Advisers need clarity and reassurance on defined benefit transfers, the FCA has been told by the pensions industry in response to its consultation on update existing guidelines around advising on DB transfers.
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UK finance industry conflicted over asset management review
Plans by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority to crackdown on excessive asset management fund charges and improve competitiveness in the sector has been met with a flurry of contradictory responses from different parts of the financial services industry.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Barings, BNP Paribas, PraxisIFM
Baring Asset Management’s heads of EMEA wholesale distribution and global marketing have left the business. BNP Paribas AM has a new Asia Pacific head of institutional sales and currencies portfolio manager. Channel Islands-based PraxisIFM is focusing on client risk with its latest promotion.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Liberty, Schroders, Old Mutual Wealth
The chief executive of South African insurer Liberty has departed with immediate effect. Schroders is losing a 14-year fund manager, while Old Mutual Wealth continues to expand its board.
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Six key pension priorities for UK election manifestos
Pension scams, DB schemes and retirement support should all feature in the party manifestos the UK political parties publish ahead of the snap election on 8 June, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Citi, Guardian Wealth, Brewin Dolphin
Citi Private Bank has named two heads of investment for Asia Pacific, with GWM Investment Management adding a senior wealth manager in London. Brewin Dolphin’s Jersey office has a new head.
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Scam risk higher for small and overseas pension schemes
Overseas pensions and small self-administered schemes (Ssas) “present the greatest risk of being used as vehicles for scams”, the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has said.