Solved: Developments in the UK’s Pension Scheme
Assessment Information
This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes: 1. Discuss the key features of the developments in the UK’s pension system. This assignment is an individual assignment.ASSIGNMENT REMIT
Reforms to the UK pension scheme implemented in 2015 provided pension savers with significantly greater freedom of choice. In particular, retiring defined contribution (DC) pension scheme members are no longer forced to buy an annuity which is currently quoted at low rates. You are required to: (i) Provide an account of the development of the market for pensions in the UK over the past four decades, emphasising the dominant types of pensions, the key providers, previous mis-selling scandals and the existing regulatory regimes for the pension industry (ii) Assess the various benefits and risks of the new freedom for pension savers and scheme providers (iii) Describe the behaviours which may be evolving among DC retirees with the view to identifying the more popular actions undertaken by members who are taking advantage of their greater pension freedom (iv) Recommend changes in the investment planning of DC schemes and traditional lifestyle strategies to ensure that pension savers utilise their pension freedom in a manner that best suits their individual circumstances as well as making their post-retirement savings last until they die.Criteria for Assessment
In completing this assignment, students must: 1. Provide an overview of the UK pension schemes, key providers, misspelling scandals and regulatory bodies 2. Explore the principal benefits and risks arising from the recent reforms on pension in the UK 3. Discuss the more popular choices among the DC pension retirees in the wake of their greater pension freedom 4. Conclude with an assessment of how the UK’s pension system is likely to development in the light of the greater pension freedom 5. Provide advice on how DC retirees might make use of their post-retirement savings to ensure that it lasts until they die 6. Include academic journal articles to support your discussion Word Count The word count is 1,500 There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work exceeding the word limit by 10% or more. The word limit includes quotations, but excludes the bibliography.ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINE
1. Introduction (Maximum marks available: 10 marks)- A brief summary of the motivation of the essay
- The major objective of the essay
- Policy relevant of your review
- A summary of the key features of the UK pension’s market
- Major types of UK pensions
- Key providers
- Pension mis-selling scandals
- Regulatory bodies
- The benefits of the new pension system
- The potential areas of concern for the new pension system
- The arrangements that were put in place to prevent abuse
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