All Defined benefit articles – Page 22
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OpinionEditor’s column: Hoping for sense to prevail
After two consultations in two weeks, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve is hoping for a sensible approach and joined-up thinking between policymakers.
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NewsWhy the PPF is taking action on climate
The fund has co-filed a shareholder resolution for the first time. Claire Curtin, head of ESG and sustainability at the PPF, explains why.
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NewsTime for a long-term savings commission?
In the wake of the divisive ‘pots for life’ consultation, calls are emerging for an independent body to help advise the government on pensions and savings policy.
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NewsSustainability comes to the bulk annuity sector
Pension schemes, insurers and advisers have come together to align ESG policies and reporting around pension risk transfer transactions.
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NewsDWP confirms DB funding regulations
The long-awaited new funding code for DB schemes is set for launch later this year after the government confirmed its legislative framework.
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NewsUnisys schemes secure buy-ins with Standard Life
The insurance transactions cover £300m worth of benefits for 2,400 members of two Unisys schemes as part of a wider de-risking project across the multinational firm.
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NewsA record year for insurance transactions: what 2024 will bring for DB schemes
£80bn could be written in insurance transactions this year – while other DB schemes might consider running on. In the background, a general election is looming. What’s on the horizon for DB schemes in 2024?
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NewsDalriada Trustees launches Dalriada.Together
Consolidation services offers trusteeship, governance, admin and more to schemes
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OpinionOne trustee’s predictions for 2024
Whatever 2024 brings, trustees must stay on their guard and remember their primary purpose, writes Janice Turner of the Association of Member Nominated Trustees.
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NewsMP criticises BP’s leadership for ‘dealing from the bottom of the deck’ on UK pensions
Alistair Carmichael blasted BP leaders for delinking inflation from its pension scheme payouts, which has slashed the value of the pension paid by 11%.
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OpinionThe secret of fully securing your members’ benefits
A trustee chair’s reflections on how the MNOPF arrived at its destination
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NewsMore funding surplus disputes ahead
BP Pensioner Group has begun a legal process against senior members of BP management and directors of the BP Pension Fund Trustee, following concerns around the value of members' pensions.
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NewsOutlook 2023: Keep calm and carry on
There will be pockets of opportunity within equity markets for selective investors in 2024
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OpinionPPF as consolidator poses unanswered questions
Acting as a consolidator would be a new direction for the PPF. What challenges need to be resolved for it to work?
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NewsThe new buyout brigade
The questions trustees should ask when considering an insurance transaction with a new entrant to the market
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NewsSole trusteeship has its downsides
Robert Smith raised his fears during the Work and Pensions Committee.
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OpinionOnly pension reform can save the economy
The pensions system is broken and radical reform is needed. But will the chancellor’s steps be bold enough?
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NewsCompanies could copy a worrying ‘blueprint’ set by BP to offload unwanted pension schemes
BP pension fund stopped linking inflation to payments despite its £6bn surplus
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NewsBleak prospects for women in retirement
Women may not be able to afford basics like food and heating when they retire, thanks to the ‘motherhood penalty’ and the gender pensions gap. What can we do to change things?
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NewsUK’s first commercial pension ‘superfund’ deal has been cleared
Move provides a new route for employers to ditch weaker retirement programmes