All Defined benefit articles – Page 21
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OpinionWhat have we learnt about data requirements for GMP conversion?
When the Lloyds judgment on equalisation of GMP was reached in October 2018, many schemes were initially drawn to GMP conversion.
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NewsM&G re-enters bulk annuity purchase market
M&G has announced a £331m buy-in transaction of the M&G Group Pension Scheme (M&GGPS), one of the group’s own pension schemes, as well as a £286m bulk annuity transaction for an external scheme.
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NewsBBC appeals against High Court ruling
The BBC confirmed there will be no reduction to any pension benefits already built up and nothing will change before the second half of 2024.
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News‘Systemic risks’ in rushing to embrace insurer buyouts, warns SPP
In its Vision 2030 report, the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) warned that insurance buyouts ‘may not always be the answer’ and diversification of endgame options beyond government gilts was needed to secure the long-term future of all pension schemes.
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NewsPPF 7800 Index: Surplus down £2bn as yield rise fails to offset dip in asset values
The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 schemes in the PPF 7800 Index fell from £446.1bn to £441.1bn during August.
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OpinionNet surpluses: A paradigm shift for DB pensions
With rising interest rates leading to significant improvements in defined benefit scheme funding over the last year, policymakers face profound choices about the future of the regulatory regime.
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NewsProductive finance: Pension panacea or sticking plaster for UK plc?
Encouraging pension funds to deviate from standard asset classes is nothing new, but is the latest push to encourage productive finance likely to be embraced by the pensions industry, at a time when it has everything to lose, and not that much to gain?
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NewsTPT to offer DB trustees fiduciary management and consultancy services
TPT has secured regulatory approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to set up the commercial investment company.
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NewsBAE Systems awards Goldman Sachs £23bn UK pension schemes mandate
The agreement marks the largest outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) mandate awarded to date in the UK market.
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NewsProductive finance consultation on DB investment raises questions around role of 'consolidator'
Although many industry experts backed DB-endgame flexibilities, others expressed concerns about the PPF as a consolidator.
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NewsABI’s pension scheme completes £18.4m buy-out with Just Group
The deal secures the benefits of remaining members of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) sponsored pension scheme, including 16 pensioners and 118 deferred members.
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NewsPension trustee role needs to be re-evaluated, argues industry
The Association of Professional Pension Trustees (APPT) also cautioned against what it claimed were "further onerous requirements being placed on lay trustees that could backfire".
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OpinionIndustry voice: Govt must back DB schemes to benefit from investment capabilities
AMNT’s Janice Turner argues that the government needs to look long-term
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NewsMansion House surpluses: pie in the sky or route to self sufficiency?
Barnett Waddingham’s assertion that the so-called Mansion House ‘reforms’ would have delivered as much as £50 billion in surpluses to FTSE 350 companies, had the strategy already been in place, received a mixed reception when wereported on it on 21 August.
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NewsTPR publishes McCloud guidance on annual benefit statements for public schemes
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) haspublished guidance for public service pension schemes on producing annual benefit statements over the next two years to reflect the McCloud remedy.
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NewsCyber attack is a risk like any other – so manage it
In March, Capita suffered a cyber breach at the hands of the Black Basta ransomware group. Around 90 organisations, including pension schemes such as the USS and Axa, have reported personal information breaches.
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OpinionDon’t dismiss a review just because of falling CETV values
Lower defined benefit (DB) transfer values are no reason for members to stop reviewing their options before retirement, says Seb Sherburn, senior pension consultant at HUB Pension Consulting.
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NewsDB transfer compensation rates fall, but savers won’t lose out
Analysis from actuarial consultancy OAC, part of the Broadstone Group, suggests that many people who had been badly advised to transfer out of their defined benefit (DB) pension, may now receive significantly less compensation.
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NewsStop blaming victims for pension scams and fix the system to expose them
Pensions scams are being woefully underreported because the reporting structure is not fit for purpose, according to Margaret Snowdon, chair of the Pension Scam Industry Group (PSIG).
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NewsPPF has made considerable progress towards net zero, shows climate change report
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its third annual Climate Change report, that discloses the climate-related risks and opportunities within its investment strategies.