The following are links to articles and comment regearding the development of the national pension savings sceme (NPSS) or Personal Accounts within the UK. They are not the comments of PersonalAccountPensions.co.uk and we do not necessarily agree with or condone them.
Pada launches consultation paper on charging for personal accounts
Money Marketing - London,UK
The personal accounts delivery authority launched its consultation on choosing a charging structure to pay for personal accounts today. ...
HR Directors take centre stage on pension provision
HRZone.co.uk - Bristol,UK
We predict the role of HR Directors in the world of workplace pensions will become even more important when Personal Accounts are introduced in 2012. ...
Delivery authority opens personal accounts consultation
FT Adviser - London,UK
The Personal Accounts Delivery Authority has opened a consultation on the appropriate charging structure for personal accounts. The Pensions Policy ...
Contribution charge 'only fair solution' to personal accounts
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
Personal accounts must cover their costs and any initial borrowing must be paid off in reasonable time." Last year research by the Pensions Policy Institute ...
UK Individual Pensions 2007 from Report Buyer
The potential for personal accounts to induce people to consider long-term savings plans is evident and its threat to the individual personal pensions ...
Personal accounts delivery authority - Media contacts
netPR.pl (komunikaty prasowe) - Poland
PERSONAL ACCOUNTS DELIVERY AUTHORITY News Release (Ref: 01/2008) issued by The Government News Network on 25 January 2008 Members of the media wishing to ...
Workplace should be central to generic financial advice
FT Adviser - London,UK
... the introduction of Personal Accounts in 2012 especially for millions of employees who are not currently active members of a workplace pension scheme. ...
Workplace 'key to financial advice'
The Press Association -
... of Pension Funds (NAPF) said giving generic financial advice to people at work would be "crucial" to the success of the Government's Personal Accounts, ...
Personal accounts already cost taxpayer £6m
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
By Jennifer Bollen Setting up personal accounts has already cost the taxpayer more than £6m, says Pensions Minister Mike O’Brien. ...
The political take on UK pensions - The view from the opposition
Global Pensions - London,UK
I have already had one meeting with Paul Myners and Tim Jones and they are not unaware of the scale of the task facing the Personal Accounts Delivery ...
The political take on UK pensions - The view from the government
Global Pensions - London,UK
Heather Dale: The government has decided both the operational collection and investment of money following the introduction of the NPSS (Personal Accounts) ...
Julian Knight: Our politicians must sacrifice much more on pensions
Independent - London,England,UK
... or scrapping it altogether and making MPs save into a money purchase plan – or even the personal accounts system when it is introduced around 2012. ...
Fast-track pensions reform
Times Online - UK
The personal accounts in which workers without existing pension provision will be enrolled from 2012 are a step in the right direction, ...
Brown scraps his “gold-plated” pension entitlements
Money Marketing - London,UK
And finally, the Association of British Insurers has called on the Government to declare whether a £21m grant given to the Personal Accounts Delivery ...
Personal accounts must focus on target market - ABI
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
By Jennifer Bollen The Pensions Bill’s failure to safeguard existing good pension schemes represents a distraction from personal accounts’ core function and ...
Personal accounts will lead to levelling-down - IFAs
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
By Jennifer Bollen Almost 90% of advisers believe the introduction of personal accounts will lead to employers levelling down contributions rather than ...
Government plans Pensions Bill amendment to prevent pensions ...
PersonnelToday.com - UK
Ministers are understood to be concerned that unscrupulous employers could undermine the Bill's much-heralded personal accounts system by only hiring ...
Personal Accounts will 'reduce employer contributions'
London Stock Exchange - London,England,UK
Nearly nine out of ten financial advisers think the new Personal Accounts pension scheme will lead to a reduction in employer contributions and even closure ...
Personal pension accounts receive cautious welcome
Personal Finance and Savings - London,UK
By Adfero Personal account pensions will encourage millions of people to save for the future – but there are pitfalls. Des Hamilton, technical director for ...
36per cent: The number of pension schemes of small firms in jeopardy
The introduction of government-sponsored personal accounts in a few years’ time could prompt many employers to close their workplace pension schemes, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.
AIFA seeks practical solutions from Pensions Bill
FT Adviser - London,UK
We generally support Personal Accounts but have concerns with some of the proposals in the Bill. First, it is unacceptable that people who conscientiously ...
If Pensions Bill passes unchanged it could seriously harm ...
Money Marketing - London,UK
It says this goes against the Government's stated commitment that Personal Accounts would complement existing pension provision, not compete with it. ...
Critics warn Hain that pension scheme may leave workers worse off
Guardian Unlimited - UK
A new scheme of personal accounts will automatically enrol workers, who will contribute 4%, with an additional 1% boost from tax relief. ...
O'Brien confirms 2012 personal accounts deadline
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
Also during the reading Peter Hain, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, said 86% of employers have indicated to the Government they will probably ...
Hain warns of 'pensions nightmare'
Channel 4 News - London,UK
... will be automatically enrolled into a company pension scheme or the Government's new Personal Accounts, although they will retain the right to opt out. ...
‘Structural flaw’ in pensions bill
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... who saves in a new system of personal accounts will benefit. The Conservatives will not vote against the pension bill’s second reading, Chris Grayling, ...
Personal accounts 'to benefit millions'
Fair Investment Company - Bristol,UK
Although there may still be issues to address, the new personal accounts scheme could help millions of people to save for their retirement, ...
Pensions delivery body chief Tim Jones puts 2012 start date for ...
PersonnelToday.com - UK
Personal accounts regulations will force employers to enrol all their staff into their pension schemes if they are not already members. If no scheme exists, ...
Hain warns against 'pensions nightmare'
Guardian Unlimited - UK
The bill proposes a system of personal accounts which, from 2012, will be offered to all workers aged between 22 and the state pension age who earn more ...
Association of Consulting Actuaries warns on government pension bill
FT Adviser - London,UK
Where workers do not have access to Personal Accounts they may have to contribute 4 per cent of their salary to the account, a sum which will be matched by ...
TPAS welcomes Personal Account pension scheme
London Stock Exchange - London,England,UK
The national Personal Account pension scheme is "very desirable", according to The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS). Des Hamilton, technical director for ...
Pensions Bill does not go far enough
Money Marketing - London,UK
Onto other news… with Personal Accounts Delivery Authority chief executive Tim Jones saying there is a possibility that the introduction of personal ...
Personal account pension scheme 'welcomed'
Money News - Reading,UK
The personal accounts system is aimed at the seven million Britons who are not adequately saving for retirement. Government research indicates that private ...
Personal accounts to affect 75% of existing pensions, says NAPF
At least three quarters of private sector employers say that the introduction of personal accounts in 2012 will have an impact on their existing pension schemes, according to research by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).
Pada chief says delay in personal accounts is a "possibility"
Money Marketing - London,UK
Personal Accounts Delivery Authority chief executive Tim Jones says there is a possibility that the introduction of personal accounts could be delayed ...
Govt may miss personal accounts deadline
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
By Jennifer Bollen The Government may not meet its April 2012 deadline for personal accounts, says CEO of the Personal Accounts Delivery Authority (PADA) ...
Bigger Pensions For Not Going On Dole
Sky News - United Kingdom
"The introduction of personal accounts in 2012 will already address the main issue here, by ensuring that those in work who do not currently have access to ...
Warning on new state pension plan
BBC News - UK
The impending scheme, currently described by the government as "personal accounts", will force all employers to enrol all their staff into their pension ...
ACA calls on Govt. to remove indexed schemes ban
ifaonline.co.uk - London,UK
The ACA also says the move would encourage employers to offer schemes better than personal accounts. The comments follow research by the ACA, ...
