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22/05/2013
National Pension Trust receives Pension Quality Mark READY
The National Pension Trust, administered by leading pension and employee benefits specialists, Xafinity, has been awarded the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) READY accreditation.
Attainment of PQM READY...
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29/04/2013
NOW: Pensions first on board with new quality mark
Leading pensions provider NOW: Pensions has become the first master trust to attain the new PQM READY standard.
The benchmark will help show employers that NOW: Pensions is a well-governed pension scheme...
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28/02/2013
PQM launches guide on pension communications
A new guide is being launched today (Thu) by the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) to help companies communicate more effectively with their staff about pensions.
The PQM guide to good communication...
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25/02/2013
PQM gets tougher on pensions charges
The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) is setting a tougher standard on the charges that people have to pay out of their pension pot by lowering its cap on charges from 1% to 0.75% of pot size per year.
This...
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13/02/2013
New benchmark to help companies choose multi-employer pensions
A new benchmark is being launched today (Wed) by the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) to help companies select a good quality multi-employer pension scheme or master trust.
The Pension Quality Mark READY is...
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22/11/2012
NAPF responds to Government paper on reinvigorating pensions
The National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) commented on the launch today (Thurs) by the Department of Work and Pensions of the paper ‘Reinvigorating Workplace Pensions’.
Joanne Segars, NAPF Chief...
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18/10/2012
Household Names Get Recognition from Pensions Minister
The Pensions Minister today (Thu) commended the BBC, BASF, E.ON and Age UK for achieving the mark of excellence that recognises their staff pensions.
Steve Webb MP congratulated the four household names...
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7/08/2012
AGE UK gets a thumb up for its staff pension
Age UK, the charity that aims to improve later life, has achieved the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for its staff pension.
Age UK is one of the 157 organisations to be awarded the Mark that now covers...
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30/07/2012
PQM helps raise standards in pensions
Employers are improving the standards of their staff pensions thanks to the Pension Quality Mark (PQM), a benchmark which distinguishes good-quality defined contribution (DC) pensions.
Launched by the...
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27/06/2012
PQM gets ready for auto-enrolment with new standard on charges
The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) is adapting to changes sparked by auto-enrolment by setting up a new standard for pension schemes that use new types of charge.
Previously, only defined contribution (DC)...
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2/05/2012
QBE’s staff pension in the spotlight thanks to PQM
QBE, the business insurance specialist, has achieved the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for its staff pension scheme.
PQM is the standard given to those employers who provide good-quality Defined Contribution...
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22/03/2012
Legal & General helps set the standard for good DC pensions with PQM
Leading pension provider Legal & General has achieved the mark of excellence for its staff pension.
The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) has been awarded to the prominent pension provider for its Defined...
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15/12/2011
Cross Keys Homes awarded Pension Quality Mark Plus for the Social Housing Pension Scheme offering
Cross Keys Homes, Peterborough’s largest housing association, has become the first employer offering its staff membership of the Defined Contribution section of the Social Housing Pension Scheme (SHPS)...
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20/10/2011
Minister praises trio of big businesses for their staff pensions
Pensions Minister Steve Webb congratulated three major UK employers for their staff pension, and for achieving a top mark of pensions excellence.
The Pension Quality Mark (PQM) PLUS was given to the...
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20/07/2011
Heineken UK toast new pension plan with PQM PLUS
Heineken UK has been awarded the top mark of excellence - Pension Quality Mark (PQM) PLUS - for its new Defined Contribution (DC) pension plan.
Heineken has developed the new plan to provide its 2,300...
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15/06/2011
L’Oreal awarded Pension Quality Mark
L’Oreal, the world’s leading beauty company, has received the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for its Defined Contribution (DC) pension scheme.
PQM distinguishes DC pension schemes with good contribution...
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3/06/2011
Pension Quality Mark scores a century with Vodafone
Vodafone has become the 100th employer to get the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) for offering its staff a high quality pension.
The landmark result of 100 employers means almost 200,000 workers are covered...
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3/05/2011
We are seeking your views on good DC communications
We are currently reviewing the PQM communications standard and seeking your views on how this standard should look like going forward.
To get as many views as possible we have decided to publish a discussion...
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19/04/2011
First employer in Northern Ireland to get top mark for its pension
Liberty IT has become the first employer in Northern Ireland to be awarded the pensions industry’s mark of excellence for its staff pension scheme.
The Pension Quality Mark standard is given to those...
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12/01/2011
The NAPF backs action on simpler language for pensions.
Guidance aimed at improving pensions communications, published today by the National Employment Saving Trust (NEST) has been backed by the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF).
The guide is...
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10/01/2011
As the demand for PQM increases, so does the PQM team!
We are seeking an Assistant Pension Quality Mark (PQM) Manager. This is a key role in making the PQM a success. The job holder will initially be expected to take on responsibility for marketing support...
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24/11/2010
Leading Employers’ Body Gets Top Mark for its Pension
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has been given the pensions industry’s top mark of excellence for its staff pension scheme.
The Pension Quality Mark PLUS standard is given to those employers who offer...
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28/10/2010
Match the PQM standard instead of levelling down workplace pensions in 2012, says NAPF
On the day that the Pension Quality Mark (PQM) celebrates its first anniversary, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) is urging employers to maintain the standards of their defined contribution...
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11/10/2010
PQM fees change
Although the The Pension Quality Mark is a not-for-profit organisations, it needs to cover its costs. We have, therefore, come to the decision to increase the fees in line with RPI from 1 November...
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6/10/2010
Employers congratulated by Minister for staff pensions
Pensions Minister Steve Webb handed out awards today for the pensions industry’s top mark of excellence to three employers for their staff pension.
The Pension Quality Mark PLUS has been given to representatives...
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23/09/2010
Shift to DC highlights communications challenges
It’s a story we know well. The shift from DB to DC is happening very quickly. Today, only 23% of DB schemes are open to new members. Almost 70% of them are closed. Just 10 years ago these numbers were...
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22/09/2010
Leading HR body gets top marks for its workplace pension
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has been given the pensions industry’s top mark of excellence for its staff pension scheme.
The Pension Quality Mark PLUS standard is given...
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6/08/2010
Joanne Segars talks about the Pension Quality Mark.
Joanne Segars has recently spoken to Brian Critchell about the Pension Quality Mark. You can watch the video here.
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13/07/2010
Pensionable pay standard updated
Following feedback from a number of schemes and advisers about the pensionable earnings standard PQM Advisory Panel and PQM Board commenced a review of this standard.
The review has now been finished,...
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12/04/2010
Four Become Quality Friends
Standard Life, BlackRock, Ferrier Pearce and Capita Hartshead are the first four companies to become Friends of Pension Quality Mark because of their commitment to support the award for good quality workplace...
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29/03/2010
Join the Pension Quality Mark group on LinkedIn.
You can now become a member of the Pension Quality Mark group and the Friend...
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25/03/2010
Be a Friend of the Pension Quality Mark!
On the day that four more schemes were awarded the Pension Quality Mark, the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) has launched a new initiative to recognise the advisers and providers who are helping...
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2/03/2010
100,000 Workers Have Schemes That Hit The Pension Quality Mark
Just six months after its launch, over 100,000 people are now saving in pension schemes that have the Pension Quality Mark. They now have a simple way to see that the pension scheme they are offered at...
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17/02/2010
PQM at the NAPF Investment Conference
Pension Quality Mark team will be present at the NAPF Investment Conference in Edinburgh on 10-12 March 2010.
You will be able to find us at the PQM stand. Come and talk to us to see if your scheme...
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3/11/2009
PQM at the CIPD Conference and Exhibition
Pension Quality Mark will be present at the CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition which takes place from 17-19 November 2009 in Manchester Central.
Come and see us at the NAPF stand no. 252 where we...
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21/09/2009
Marks & Spencer and Kellogg's among first to receive award for commitment to employees' retirement savings
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Marks & Spencer plc and Kellogg’s are among the first seven companies to be awarded the prestigious new Pension Quality Mark, launched today by the NAPF.
The Pension Quality Mark will help employers...
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21/09/2009
Standard Life first Scottish company to receive award for commitment to employees’ retirement savings
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Standard Life has become the first company in Scotland, and one of the first in the UK, to be awarded the prestigious new Pensions Quality Mark, launched today by the National Association of Pension Funds...
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