All Actuarial articles – Page 3
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NewsUSS discourages use of alternative benefits modellers
On the go: The Universities Superannuation Scheme has discouraged members from using alternative benefits modellers to work out how they will fare following the conclusion of the scheme’s 2020 valuation, warning that they operate on very different assumptions to those agreed by employers and the trustee.
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NewsUCU to ballot members on new strikes over employers’ USS deal
On the go: The University and College Union has announced new industrial action ballots at 149 universities, which will open on March 16 and run until April 8, as the row over the resolution of the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s 2020 valuation escalates.
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NewsUCU threatens yet more strikes over employers’ USS deal
On the go: The University and College Union has threatened yet more industrial action, including a marking and assessment boycott, as the row over the resolution of the Universities Superannuation Scheme’s 2020 consultation escalates.
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NewsGovernment to impose McCloud costs despite significant opposition
The government has confirmed it will impose the costs of the McCloud remedy on public sector schemes’ 2016 valuations, despite its consultation garnering significant opposition from members and trade unions.
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NewsDe La Rue avoids DB scheme contribution hike
On the go: Money printer De La Rue has agreed a new schedule with its pension scheme, which will allow it to maintain its deficit repair contributions at £15mn a year until March 2029, saving it £57mn in cash payments.
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NewsLawsuit against USS to proceed as High Court overturns dismissal
On the go: A lawsuit against Universities Superannuation Scheme directors over their handling of the scheme’s 2020 valuation is to proceed, after the High Court ruled against attempts to deny the legal action.
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NewsUSS deal pushed through as unions threaten more strikes
Employers have agreed a deal with the trustee of the Universities Superannuation Scheme that will stave off “ruinous” contribution rate hikes resulting from its controversial 2020 valuation, but unions are threatening further industrial action over what they say amounts to a 35 per cent cut to member benefits.
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NewsPrivate schools offer olive branch over teachers’ pension strikes
The Girl’s Day School Trust has made a new offer to teachers striking over plans to withdraw from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, but unions have branded the proposal “very disappointing”.
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NewsGovt confirms GMP revaluation rate after receiving only two responses
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions will be lowering the guaranteed minimum pension fixed rate revaluation for early leavers by 0.25 percentage points, after its consultation into the matter attracted just two responses.
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NewsGovt dismisses USS guarantee as employers discuss new proposals
The Department for Education has dismissed the significance of a guarantee of Universities Superannuation Scheme benefits that early reports suggested could constitute a full government underwrite of the scheme, while employers have announced a short consultation on union proposals to resolve the 2020 valuation dispute.
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NewsLecturers strike again over USS benefit cuts
On the go: Staff at 44 institutions are to walk out once again over planned benefit cuts to the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
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NewsEmployers and union at loggerheads as USS deadline looms
Employer representatives have again criticised the University and College Union as the deadline for avoiding “unaffordable” contribution rate hikes in the Universities Superannuation Scheme approaches.
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NewsPPF announces specialist panel to assist with overfunded schemes
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund has appointed Hymans Robertson, LCP, Barnett Waddingham and PwC to provide transaction advice to schemes in assessment that are overfunded on a PPF basis.
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NewsUCU confirms strike action in February over USS dispute
The University and College Union has confirmed its members will participate in another round of industrial action in February in response to the ongoing dispute with employers over the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
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NewsUCU proposes solution to avoid further USS strikes
The University and College Union has presented a new set of proposals it says will avert future strike action over Universities Superannuation Scheme benefits.
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NewsMore universities join USS strike
On the go: The University and College Union has secured the support of yet more institutions in its campaign for strike action over member benefit cuts in the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
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NewsAccountancy institute publishes DB guidance for auditors
On the go: The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales has published new guidance aimed at helping auditors understand defined benefit pension scheme figures and establishing best practice when filing requests for information.
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NewsPolice officers reiterate McCloud criticisms in consultation response
A campaign group representing police officers dissatisfied with the government’s handling of the 2015 public sector pension reforms have reiterated their complaints in response to the McCloud consultation, calling for the changes to be reversed.
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NewsLGPS market value up nearly 25 per cent in a year
On the go: The market value of the Local Government Pension Scheme rose by 23.8 per cent in 2020-21 when compared with 2019-20, according to new figures from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
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NewsPASA looks to avoid statements season ‘capacity crunch’
On the go: The Pensions Administration and Standards Association has published supplemental material on the forthcoming statements season, making a number of recommendations around format and implementation that reflect “considerable concern” in the industry.