Latest articles from Alex Janiaud

76% of employers expect trustees to consider quitting over regulation

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On the go: More than three-quarters of employers have said they think their pension scheme trustees will weigh up resigning their positions in response to the mountain of regulations they are expected to comply with.

TPR issues penalty over ‘inappropriate’ management buyout

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On the go: The Pensions Regulator issued a £2mn compliance notice against a former pension scheme sponsor last year after a management buyout left it unable to support its scheme.

Insurers can influence DB transfer values at buyout up to a quarter

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On the go: Defined benefit members’ transfer values can vary by up to 25 per cent depending on the choice of insurer at buyout, research has revealed.

TPR narrows pursuit in pension fraud investigation

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On the go: The Pensions Regulator has ended its interest in one suspect in a multimillion-pound pension fraud case.

Unions threaten strikes as TfL scheme review models pension cuts

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At least two of the country’s biggest transport unions have threatened industrial action after an independent review of the Transport for London Pension Scheme set out a suite of possible pension reforms that would cut benefits.

Natural capital can improve scheme returns but concerns remain

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Podcast: Lombard Odier’s Alina Donets and Sackers’ Stuart O’Brien discuss natural capital and how scheme trustees can consider these investments while complying with their fiduciary duties.

What the Spring Statement means for pensions

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The biggest rabbit to emerge from chancellor Rishi Sunak’s hat at this year’s Spring Statement was arguably his commitment to lowering the basic income tax rate from 20 per cent to 19 per cent from April 2024.

UK to raise £10bn from green gilt sales

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On the go: The Debt Management Office will sell £10bn in green gilts as part of £124.7bn in overall gilt sales in the 2022-23 period.

MNRPF chair admits uncertainty over P&O Ferries’ obligations

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On the go: The Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund chair of trustees John Oldland has left open the possibility that P&O Ferries may not meet its pension obligations after a controversial dismissal process.

Ombudsman orders NHS members payouts after admin errors

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The Pensions Ombudsman partly upheld two complaints against NHS scheme administrators in February and March after years of benefit miscalculations and misinformation about additional contributions, ordering payouts for two members.