All Brexit articles – Page 2
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Schemes should discuss options ahead of Brexit-day clash
On the go: One in seven UK pension schemes faces a Brexit conundrum with their valuation year-end dates falling due on March 31, the Sunday after the UK is due to leave the EU on March 29, Aon says.
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Eurozone equities at 20 per cent discount v US stock market
On the go: The eurozone stock markets could be set to outperform the US, UK and Japan, according to NN Investment Partners.
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UK retirees in the EU could see their state pension frozen, warns Altmann
On the go: Hundreds of thousands of UK citizens who have retired to the EU could lose out on state pension increases if there is a no deal Brexit, former pensions minister Ros Altmann has warned.
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UK’s EU pensions liabilities could reach €9.75bn
On the go: The UK’s share of the EU’s pension is liabilities could be as much as €9.75bn (£8.52bn), Lord Bates told Parliament on Monday.
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UK DB deficit shows modest improvement over 2018
On the go: The aggregate accounting deficit of all UK private sector defined benefit pension schemes has shown a modest improvement over the year, according to JLT Employee Benefits, falling to £107bn at December 31 2018 from £119bn a year earlier.
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Opinion
Hedging Brexit: An unfortunate necessity for trustees
Politicians have failed to give pension funds the certainty they need in their preparations for Brexit, and trustees must now attempt to insulate their portfolios against a number of threats, writes Kames Capital’s Stephen Jones
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OpinionThe legal view: Will Brexit affect regulation?
Crystal ball-gazing on Brexit is complicated by a febrile political environment, writes Walker Morris’ Ruth Bamforth, but in most scenarios regulation of pension schemes is likely to remain on the same course.
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UK pension deficit could increase by £219bn in a hard Brexit
On the go: A no-deal Brexit could see the aggregate buyout deficit of UK pension funds rise by as much as £219bn (37 per cent), according to Cardano.
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OpinionWhat is the global market outlook for 2019?
Markets are no longer full of the optimism that greeted 2018’s arrival, with trade wars weighing on the global economy. Nonetheless, long-term investors with dry powder can find reasons to be excited, writes JPMorgan Asset Management’s Karen Ward.
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Esther McVey resigns over Brexit deal
On the go: Esther McVey has resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, declaring that she was unable to support Prime Minister Theresa May's draft EU withdrawal agreement.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit a possibility as McVey and others quit
Esther McVey has resigned as secretary of state for work and pensions amid a raft of cabinet resignations, raising speculation about the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the pensions sector.
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OpinionIndustry must keep member confidence strong through slowdown
There are signs that the global economy is headed for a slowdown, argues Matt Tucker of Quantum Advisory, so schemes should prepare for the worst and ensure they keep members reassured of the value of their pension.
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Scheme support levels at highest level since financial crisis
FTSE 350 companies are in the strongest position to support their defined benefit schemes since the 2007/08 financial crisis, a new report has found. However, the gap between the index’s winners and losers continues to rise.
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NewsTrustee fears on the rise over Brexit investment implications
Brexit has grown among defined benefit scheme trustees as a perceived investment risk, according to professional trustee company PTL's latest DB survey, as schemes are advised against making wholesale investment changes over the next few months.
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OpinionOne year out, Brexit is still a major pensions risk
Market volatility may be the Brexit-related phenomenon that most hurts UK pension schemes, writes EY’s Gordon Wood, but the decision to leave the EU also has implications for sponsor covenants and regulation.
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NewsRegulation could increase after Brexit, experts say
Brexit could lead to more rather than less pensions regulation, while radical revisions to tax relief might be needed to keep low earners enrolled in the pensions system, according to a panel of policy experts.
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OpinionThe year ahead for the Pensions Regulator
Lesley Titcomb sets out the Pensions Regulator’s priorities for 2018.
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OpinionReasons to be cheerful: What to expect from markets in 2018
The ‘Goldilocks’ environment may be disappearing in US and European markets, says Schroders’ Keith Wade, but a strong picture for global growth means 2018 still looks a promising year for pension assets.
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Freedoms still have industry in their grip: Top DC stories from 2017
Year in review: The sea change policy of freedom and choice brought in more than two years ago continues to dominate in the defined contribution world.
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NewsEconomic gloom overshadows quiet Budget for pensions
Autumn Budget 2017: With chancellor Philip Hammond omitting pensions almost entirely from his speech, it was, as Barnett Waddingham senior consultant Malcolm McLean put it, a “steady as you go Budget”.