All Defined benefit articles – Page 6
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: A gathering storm?
Amid future-focused reforms and new types of pension schemes, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve argues that we must not ignore the mistakes of the past if the industry’s efforts are to succeed.
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NewsBoost member-nominated trustees through Pension Schemes Bill, MPs told
Representatives of retired former Hewlett-Packard, BP, and American Express workers appeared before the Work and Pensions Committee this week to put the case forward for changes to the bill related to the indexation of DB pensions.
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NewsMPs to hear evidence from members, trustees, and TPR on pre-97 indexation
Campaigners, trustees, pension professionals and the Pensions Regulator will all give evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee in relation to discretionary increases and pre-97 indexation.
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OpinionIrritation or anxiety? The financial impact of member data errors
A recent Court of Appeal decision has given misdirected post a far louder echo, and it’s one that trustees and administrators can’t afford to ignore, say Eversheds Sutherland’s Jeremy Goodwin and Richard Bacon.
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ArticlePrivate Assets in Focus: What UK Pension Schemes Are Thinking
To ‘take the temperature’ of the industry as it prepares for significant changes, Pensions Expert, in partnership with CACEIS, surveyed representatives from across the pensions sector on private assets and consolidation.
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NewsAddressing legacy data issues ‘has power to transform the pensions industry’
Pensions UK Annual Conference: Data quality was once seen as an administrative afterthought but is now a strategic priority fundamental to every aspect of scheme management, delegates heard.
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NewsPensions UK Annual Conference - live blog coverage from Manchester
Live coverage from Manchester of the trade body’s first conference since its summer rebrand as Pensions UK.
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NewsPensions industry confident of sector’s resilience in face of major reforms
More than three quarters of pensions industry professionals expect the sector to successfully navigate the significant reforms proposed over the next few years, according to new research from trade body Pensions UK.
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News‘More flexibilities’ for trustees to consider in DB Funding Code
Three-quarters of respondents quizzed during a recent webinar hosted by LCP said they believed there was more for trustees to consider, including aspects of covenant, surplus, and investment strategy.
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OpinionThe AMNT’s pensions manifesto for 2030 and beyond
With the scope of reforms to the pensions industry becoming apparent, John Flynn of the Association of Member-Nominated Trustees (AMNT) sets out some key priorities for his organisation and policymakers.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Reasons to be cheerful
As the pensions industry prepares to gather in Manchester for Pensions UK’s annual conference, Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve looks on the bright side of all the changes ahead.
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NewsActuarial watchdog to develop technical guidance after Virgin Media rulings
The guidance will help actuaries who are asked to sign off on legacy pension scheme amendments retrospectively – an issue that has been plaguing certain private sector DB pension schemes since a 2023 court ruling.
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NewsL&G announces new leadership for institutional retirement business
Gareth Mee will take over as chief executive of Legal & General’s institutional arm, which includes its bulk annuity services, in December this year.
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NewsTPT plots superfund launch to support schemes targeting run-on
The planned superfund would be the second to hit the market after Clara Pensions, and the first not explicitly targeting an insurance endgame.
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NewsCase for surplus release continues to strengthen as DB funding improves
Data reports from XPS Group, Broadstone, and LCP demonstrate the strong funding positions enjoyed by the majority of defined benefit pension schemes at the end of the third quarter of 2025.
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OpinionData shows UK businesses are poised to put pension scheme surpluses to work
Measures in the Pension Schemes Bill are designed to make it easier for trustees to release surplus assets from overfunded defined benefit pension schemes. Brightwell’s Amy Mankelow explores data showing that sponsoring companies are keen to put this money to work.
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In DepthIn Depth: The battle for pre-1997 indexation [updated]
Pensions Expert explores the debates around pre-97 indexation and how the Pension Protection Fund could use its reserves to support affected pensioners – if the government allows it.
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People NewsUSS boosts senior team with general counsel and finance director hires
The UK’s biggest private sector pension scheme has hired the deputy CEO of NOW Pensions as its new group general counsel, as well as the chief financial officer of private bank Brown Shipley.
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NewsEndgame options driving fiduciary management’s ‘evolution’, report shows
Large outsourcing agreements are helping to offset the pipeline of DB pension schemes heading for buyout, according to Quantum Advisory, as trustees weigh up more endgame options.
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OpinionThe Friday Takeaway: Bulk annuities and big numbers
Journalists love big numbers. We love being able to tempt readers in with talk of billions of pounds changing hands in big transactions. Credit: Linda Bestwick/Shutterstock For pensions journalists, a guaranteed source of headline-grabbing numbers over the past few years has been the bulk annuity market. Whether ...