Links to
useful pensions sites
courtesy of Occupation
Pensioner' Alliance
The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS) is an independent
non-profit organisation that provides information and
guidance on the whole spectrum of pensions covering State,
company, personal and stakeholder schemes.
The Pensions Regulator replaces
OPRA and has been created by the Pensions Act 2004. It has wider
powers and a new proactive, risk-focused approach to regulation.
A free Pensions Trustee e-learning
toolkit is available.
Department for Work and Pensions Official pension news etc.
The Pensions Ombudsman investigates and decides complaints
and disputes about the way that pension schemes are run.
The Pension Protection Fund established by the
Pensions Act 2004 to pay compensation to members of defined
benefit pension schemes which have been wound up
due
to insolvency and meet certain eligibility criteria.
Personal Accounts Delivery Authority runs a national,
trust-based pension scheme called 'personal accounts' introduced
by the Pensions Acts 2006 and 2007 — and supports the process by
which people are enrolled in this or another suitable pension
scheme.
The Government Actuary's Department which undertakes surveys
of occupational pension schemes every 4 to 5 years.
Pension Trends from the Office
for National Statistics, provides a statistical backdrop for the
debate on pensions. It looks at both economic and social factors
that influence changes in pension provision and pension income
over time.
Raising Standards of Trustee Education
aims to improve the
quality of education, training and learning for all trustees of
pension schemes in the UK.
The National Association of Pension Funds which represents
the pension providers. A useful summary of
Pension Facts is provided.
Aries: The UK pensions industry technical website.
All the financial statistics you could ever need including RPI,
State Pension reviews, the earnings cap and the like.
FRS17.com: a website which seeks to provide an explanation
for the layman of the requirements of FRS17 and how it operates
with pension funds.
PensionsGym.com - the free,
interactive online training sessions on pensions & investment
concepts provided by FT Business.
Pensions Theft (or the
Pensions Action Group) run by the former employees of
ASW supports those whose pension funds were wound up between 11
June '03 and 6 April '04 and are seeking compensation from the
Financial Assistance Scheme
Pay Up for Pensions - In the light of the growing pensions
crisis the TUC is campaigning to Pay Up For Pensions.
The National Pensioners' Convention - the umbrella body for
pensioners' groups throughout the UK. Mostly concerned with
Basic State Pension issues.
The Pensions Policy Institute is an educational charity set
up to promote, on a non-political basis, the study of pensions
and other retirement provision. It regularly publishes a digest
of
pension facts from various sources.
FairPensions
seeks responsible investment by UK pension
funds.
John Ralfe Consulting: Was responsible for the Boots Pension
Fund moving out of equities into bonds before the stock market
crash. Website has many articles, many highly critical of
pension fund actuaries and management.
Dr Ros Altmann - an adviser to the government and pensions
industry. She is assisting the Pensions Theft movement (see
above).
The
Occupational Pensions Defence Union protects pension funds
by providing insurance cover to trustees, administrators and
sponsoring employers.
Pension Adviser Review offers advice and services to
help trustees operate their pension schemes in their choice of
actuaries, advisers, investment consultants, and communications
professionals.
Pension Funds Online - online database of UK and
international pension funds and their advisers. (Subscription
only - £800)
Blacket Research Ltd - measures how good your
investment consultant's advice is in relation to fund manager
appointments and also how good the trustees' decisions are.
Equitable Life Members Support Group: for those who lost
their Equitable Life personal pensions but also includes a
useful pension news digest
Having their Cake.. a contains a critical analysis of
pensions and savings
Pensionreforms - international pension news and studies
AMIPP - the Association of Members
of IBM UK Pension Plans
Association of Investment Trust
Companies
Association of
British Insurers
(ABI)
Association of British Credit
Unions Ltd
Building Societies Association
Building Societies Members
Association
CAPPA
(Compulsory
Annuity Purchase Protest Alliance)
Council of Mortgage Lenders
Court Web Site
Data Protection
Act
Declaration of
Human Rights
Department of Work
and Pensions are building a network of advice centres to
cope with the growing demand for advice.
European Court of
Human Rights
Financial
Ombudsman Service
0845 080 1800
enquiries@financial-ombudsman.org.uk
Financial
Reporting Council
The Association of Independent
Financial Advisers
on 0207 628 1287
IFA Promotions
on 0117 971
1177.
IFAs ARE OK
a website for IFAs but some interesting information biased to an
IFA's way of thinking
Guernsey Financial
Services Commission
for those with non
UK policies
International
Accounting Standards Board
The Law Society
020 7242 1222
Law Society of
Scotland
0131 226 7411
Law Society of
Northern Ireland 028 9023 1614
Association of
Pension Lawyers
Solicitors for Independent Advice
Manifest the Proxy
Voting Agency
Moody's Rating for
Equitable
National
Association of Pension Funds
(NAPF)
Occupational Pensioners' Alliance
helpdesk@opra.gov.uk
replaced by the Pensions Regulator 6 April 2005
Parliament
The Parliamentary
Ombudsman
Enquiries: phone:
0845 015 4033 or 020 7217 4051
Email:
OHSC.Enquiries@ombudsman.gsi.gov.uk
1995 Pensions Act
The Inland Revenue
The Pensions Regulator replacing OPRA (6 April 2005)
Pensions at Work Website
Pensions Management Institute
The Pensions
Advisory Service
(OPAS) 020 7233
8080
enquiries@opas.org.uk is a
non-profit organisation that helps members of the public who
have a problem, complaint or dispute with their pension
provider.
Pension Schemes Registry, PO Box
1NN, Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 1NN. Call 0191 225 6316,
Pension Sorter Interesting information on pensions in
general
Personal Pension
Schemes Transfer Payments GN11
(Inland Revenue)
Transfer from Occupational Scheme to Private Pension Plan
Retirement Income Reform Campaign
Serious Fraud
Office
TUC
- Know Your Rights, the TUC has produced a guide that explains
how the state pension and the top-up pension Serps relate to
occupational schemes.
TUC
Worksmart
Identity Theft in over 50s