The submission document can be accessed by clicking here
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IIPM Benefits & Salary Survey
In recent months Council of IIPM has put a renewed focus on communicating with external stakeholders to raise awareness of the industry and the value of IIPM qualifications. This work has included a redesign of the Institute’s website and undertaking a survey of members to establish salary and benefits enjoyed by those who are part of the Institute.
As with so many initiatives there was a high level of engagement from members who responded in great numbers to the salary survey. There was also significant interest in the results which were presented at a recent members’ seminar by Stephen O’Hanlon and a representative of The Reputations Agency who conducted the survey independently on behalf of the Institute. Given the interest among members we wanted to share the results and the presentation for those who weren’t able to join us that evening.
Click here to see the the survey results and findings.
Tanaiste and Minister for Social Protection Secures Government Approval for Waterford Crystal Pension Settlement
The Taniste and Minister for SocialProtection, Joan Burton,T.D., secured Government approval on 9 December 2014 for a mediator set of recommendations to settle the long-running Waterford Crystal pensions case.
Pensions Ombudsman’s Office
The Government decided in 2013 to amalgamate the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman with the Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau. Work is on-going to bring this amalgamation about.
In preparation for this, the Office of the Pensions Ombudsman has recently moved to shared accommodation with the Financial Services Ombudsman Bureau.
The new contact details are:
Office of the Pensions Ombudsman,
4th Floor, Lincoln House,
Lincoln Place, Dublin 2.
Ph: +353 1 6766002 Fax: +353 1 6618776
Email: info@pensionsombudsman.ie
Website: www.pensionsombudsman.ie
Universal Retirement Savings System – Consultation and Invitation for Submissions
The Government has decided to proceed with work to develop a roadmap and timeline for the introduction of a new Universal Supplementary Workplace Retirement Savings Scheme.
Preparation of this roadmap for consideration by Government has been initiated through the establishment of a Universal Retirement Savings Group (USRG) chaired by the Department of Social Protection.
In order to facilitate input from the various sectoral interests and utilise the range of existing expertise, the USRG undertook a broad consultation exercise in April/May of this year and as part of the first stage of that process the IIPM was invited to make a submission on behalf of our members.
Please click here to access our response to the consultation.
Pensions Authority Consultation on Trustee Qualifications
On 1st September 2015 The Pensions Authority issued a consultation document on trustee qualifications. Submissions can be made until 1st October 2015 and we will be responding to this on behalf of our members.
The consultation paper can be accessed by clicking here.