All Defined benefit articles – Page 193
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Opinion
Regulator's corporate plan: AE, funding, and trustee training
The Pensions Regulator has laid out its corporate plan for the next three years, in which it sets out plans to review its approach to ensuring high standards of governance and administration for schemes. It will also seek to improve the knowledge and understanding of trustees.
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News
Analytics providers call for safeguards on member data
Schemes using online data analytics systems to inform investment and risk-management decisions have been urged by system providers to put in place governance procedures to ensure data security.
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Features
Half of schemes lack trustee training plan, survey finds
Two employers have explained how they make sure trustees are regularly trained, after a Pensions Regulator survey shows half of schemes do not have a training plan.
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News
Shell introduces reserve account to prevent contribution volatility
The Shell Contributory Pension Fund has created a contribution reserve account to prevent a trapped surplus as it exceeds full funding.
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News
Isle of Wight hunts admin software to meet reform obligations
Isle of Wight Pension Fund is tendering for pensions administration software as its current infrastructure is set to be decommissioned, in a move expected initially to cost up to £267,000.
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Features
SPPA works to curb admin integration risks
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency has produced a contingency plan to mitigate against administrative risks, as it combines the service provisions for two other emergency service public sector schemes.
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News
Is Shell's bid to avoid trapped surplus a contribution holiday 2.0?
The around £13bn Shell Contributory Pension Fund has revealed changes to the way the company will make contributions to the scheme.
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News
Local authority schemes welcome government CIVs
Local authority pension schemes have come out in support of proposals to pool local government pension scheme assets into two common investment vehicles.
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News
SME 'genuinely worried' about Budget impact on engagement
A British manufacturer has raised concerns about how the greater retirement flexibility announced in the Budget will impact the success of workplace saving and auto-enrolment, saying employees will need more help to navigate the system.
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Opinion
Where can schemes find value in today’s equity market?
The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found.
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OpinionEquities: evolving role, finding value and technological impact
A panel of experts debate if the role of equities has changed in portfolios, where value can be found in equity markets, and how equities are valued in the digital age in this three-part roundtable.
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Opinion
Has the role of equities changed in scheme portfolios?
The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found.
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Opinion
How can you value equities in the digital age?
The role of equities is changing in scheme's portfolios. Goodhart Partners' Alan Barlett, Hymans Robertson's Andy Green, JLT's Kieran Harkin, KPMG's Jon Exley and M&G's Aled Smith discuss where value in the asset class can be found.
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Features
LPFA reports doubling in employers needing covenant review
The London Pensions Fund Authority’s risk-based approach to setting contribution rates has identified around twice the number of employers that may need to provide greater solvency guarantees after its recent valuation.
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NewsBattle to plug deficits continues as FTSE 100 see £8bn deterioration
The total pension deficit of FTSE 100 defined benefit schemes worsened by an estimated £8bn, bringing the total to £57bn at the end of 2013, according to research, but experts maintain larger schemes are managing their risk exposures effectively.
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News
PPF plots future £4.4m saving from taking member services in-house
The Pension Protection Fund plans to make savings of around £4.4m a year by bringing its member services in-house, the pensions lifeboat’s three-year strategic plan has revealed.
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News
Employers turn to reservoir trusts to capture funding gains
Employers are increasingly using reservoir trusts to increase the funding and security of defined benefit schemes, in a desire for less complicated asset-backed structures in light of recent regulatory scrutiny.
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Features
Hampshire funding level jumps after sticking with heavy equity weighting
Hampshire Pension Fund has benefited from keeping its faith in equities, seeing its funding level increase by 8 percentage points over three years as a result of strong investment returns and additional employer contributions.
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Features
NESPF automates employer data submission to plug gaps
North East Scotland Pension Fund is working towards implementing a fully automated process for employers submitting member data, after narrowly failing to hit all the Pensions Regulator’s targets for common data accuracy.
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News
Essex sees funding boost as it reduces gilt reliance
Essex Pension Fund has seen a 9 percentage-point jump in its funding level partly due to a change in how it calculates liabilities, as schemes shift towards valuation methods that avoid relying on historically low gilt yields.