All Defined benefit articles – Page 18
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OpinionTaking care of (trustee) business
Sackers senior counsel Naomi Brown explores the differences and similarities between running a pension fund and running a business – and what can be learned from each role.
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NewsElection 2024: The pensions industry reacts
Pensions Expert rounds up views from the industry as Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party prepares to take power following the general election.
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NewsPLSA calls for government focus on DC decumulation, Funding Code
The new Labour government needs to fast-track the implementation of the Defined Benefit (DB) Funding Code as one of its first priorities for the pensions sector, according to the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA).
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NewsPIC seals biggest buy-in of the year with £1.2bn TotalEnergies deal
The transaction follows a £1.6bn buy-in a decade ago and means the whole scheme is now insured.
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NewsPMI launches innovation initiative as part of strategic overhaul
The Pensions Management Institute (PMI) has established a Global Innovation Centre to enhance its work on innovative and collaborative solutions for the UK pensions sector.
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NewsM&G, Just Group announce buy-ins worth combined £570m
Machinery manufacturer NSK and aviation services group John Menzies have insured the benefits of nearly 7,000 members in separate deals.
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NewsUniversities urged to tackle DB pension costs
Universities should act to control the running costs of their defined benefit (DB) pension schemes, according to a new report from Spence & Partners.
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NewsStandard Life completes £880m buy-in of Rolls-Royce-Bentley scheme
The deal is one of the biggest bulk annuity transactions announced so far this year and includes the conversion of a 2013 longevity swap contract.
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NewsBulk annuity latest: £33m buy-in for recycling firm
European Metal Recycling has secured a £33m buy-in with Aviva, covering deferred and pensioner members.
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NewsInnovation Interviews: How Cardano embraces AI
Felix Mantz, director at Cardano Advisory, gives Pensions Expert a tour of how his company is using cutting-edge technology to enhance its services to trustees.
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NewsTPT allocates £800m to new alternatives funds
The company plans to launch five more funds this year, covering all major listed and unlisted asset classes.
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NewsCourt rules members should not lose out on DB amendments
A judge has ruled that members of a defined benefit (DB) scheme that lost out when it moved to a career average benefit structure can be reimbursed, while those who benefitted can keep their amended pensions.
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NewsProfessional trustee firms on hiring spree as demand surges
The number of professional trustee appointments has surged by 11% over the past 12 months, with firms intensively recruiting to meet the current demand and future growth expectations.
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NewsTrustees urge focus on pension adequacy after election
With Labour forecast to win as many as two-thirds of the available seats at the general election next month, trustees have called for the new government to focus on retirement income adequacy.
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OpinionWhat role will a public sector consolidator play in the UK market?
Rosie Twist of the Society of Pension Professionals analyses how the DB market has changed in 15 years and how a public sector consolidator might help shape the next 15.
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NewsBulk annuity update: L&G targets £65bn in new business by 2028
Legal & General (L&G) expects to write up to £65bn worth of bulk annuity business by 2028, according to a business update.
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NewsManifesto pledge could end Mineworkers’ surplus sharing
The Labour Party has promised to end the surplus sharing arrangement with the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme that has led to more than £4bn being taken out of the scheme.
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NewsLabour to mandate net-zero transition plans
Financial services organisations, including pension schemes, will be required to set out net zero transition strategies under plan put forward by the Labour Party.
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OpinionThe ‘lost pots’ issue is getting worse – it’s time to act
John Upton, policy analyst at the Pensions Policy Institute, is exploring and updating data on lost pots to help drive solutions to one of the industry’s biggest problems.
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NewsMercer to buy Cardano, NOW Pensions in major acquisition
Mercer has announced that it will purchase consultancy group Cardano including its £4bn master trust NOW Pensions.