All Defined benefit articles – Page 34
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NewsNHS pension payments delayed as retirements surge 50%
More than a thousand NHS pensioners have seen their pension payments delayed as the NHS Business Services Authority, which administers NHS pensions, struggles to cope with a spike in retirements and resignations.
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NewsFalling bond yields drive down July FTSE 350 surplus by £9bn
On the go: The pension funding surplus of the UK’s biggest 350 listed companies fell last month amid choppy markets and falling bond yields.
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NewsLondon Underground strike over pensions set for August 19
On the go: The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers has confirmed that its London Underground members will carry out a 24-hour strike on August 19 over a pensions dispute.
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NewsMcCloud incentives see hundreds of Scottish police retire early
On the go: Incentives introduced as part of the McCloud remedy have led to hundreds of Scottish police officers — many in senior positions — choose to retire early, leading to fears that the force is not sufficiently manned to tackle serious crime.
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NewsLGPS board presses new ministers on TCFD timetable
On the go: The Scheme Advisory Board of the Local Government Pension Scheme has written to two newly appointed government ministers urging them to commit to a timetable for scheme reform, as fears mount that important consultations could be delayed.
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NewsLGPS funds back LGA opposition to 90-day dashboard window
Local government pension scheme funds have told Pensions Expert that they support the Local Government Association’s warning to the government over its plans to give schemes just 90 days’ notice before the dashboards go live.
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NewsDLUHC rules out requirement for LGPS to provide life assurance AVCs
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has confirmed there is no regulatory requirement to provide life assurance additional voluntary contributions under the 2013 regulations governing the Local Government Pension Scheme, but said it will consider amending the rules to clarify matters.
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News‘Fundamental duties’ overlooked as claimant misses 12 years of benefits
The Pensions Ombudsman has partially upheld a complaint against the trustee of the Midcounties Co-operative Pension Scheme, criticising the scheme's record keeping, but fell short of awarding the applicant the 12 years’ worth of entitlements he sought.
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NewsCollective defined contribution schemes launch in Great Britain
On the go: Providers in Great Britain are now able to apply to launch collective defined contribution schemes, a development hailed by pensions minister Guy Opperman for its potential to “transform the UK pensions landscape”.
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NewsRailpen takes joint majority stake in battery energy storage platform
On the go: The Railways Pension Scheme, which manages more than £37bn in assets, has jointly acquired a majority stake in a battery energy storage company with the C$140.2bn (£90.2bn) Alberta Investment Management Corporation.
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NewsJaguar and Mercer rapped by ombudsman for ‘woeful’ service
The trustee of the Jaguar Pension Plan, and its administrator Mercer, have been ordered to compensate a member who retired on the basis of incorrect information about his pension.
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NewsPandemic damage mitigated as quarter of schemes are in surplus
More than a quarter (27 per cent) of defined benefit and hybrid schemes with tranche 15 valuations were in surplus on a technical provisions basis, despite the market shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Pensions Regulator’s latest scheme funding analysis.
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NewsSchemes free to consider McCloud ‘immediate detriment’ payments
On the go: Pension schemes may weigh up whether it is appropriate to offer a remedy to members suffering “immediate detriment” from the McCloud ruling, the Pensions Ombudsman has said.
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NewsBW’s Sara Cook elected president of the Pensions Management Institute
On the go: The Pensions Management Institute has appointed Barnett Waddingham principal Sara Cook as its president.
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NewsTechnology is biggest challenge most DB sole trustees face
On the go: Nearly two-thirds of defined benefit scheme sole trustees have earmarked technology as their biggest challenge for the next few years, according to new research.
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NewsPodcast: Ball in TPR’s court as DB funding code consultation launches
Podcast: The consultation into the defined benefit funding code by the Department for Work and Pensions hints at a prescriptive regime to come, but the Pensions Regulator must improve on its “rubbish” code of practice draft, according to Zedra client director Richard Butcher. He and Hymans Robertson partner Laura McLaren discuss the next steps, stronger nudge concerns, and assess the health of pensions post-Maxwell.
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NewsPPF to cover costs of scheme Fraud Compensation Fund claims
The Department for Work and Pensions is consulting on regulatory amendments that would allow the Pension Protection Fund to make interim payments to cover scheme fees and costs during Fraud Compensation Fund claims, and remove a loophole regarding child dependants.
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NewsTfL workers plan strike in August over pensions
On the go: Tube workers will strike once more on August 19 over pay and pensions, this time in response to an alleged refusal by Transport for London to share details of a government funding proposal for London transport.
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NewsUniversities Superannuation Scheme acquires Butlin’s assets
On the go: The £90.8bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has acquired three real estate assets handled by holiday resort operator Butlin’s.
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News80% of DB schemes to hit long-term funding goals within 9 years
On the go: Eighty per cent of defined benefit pension schemes expect to meet their long-term targets within the next nine years, according to new research.