Representatives of the UK’s universities have written an open letter to staff asking them to reconsider strikes over issues including pensions, planned to begin later this month.
Micro-buyout specialist announces first deal for textile merchant
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November 19, 2019
On the go: A textiles company from Bradford has successfully achieved a buy-in for £9.3m of its defined benefit liabilities with Canada Life after an auction with three bulk annuity insurers.
Greens manifesto to force fossil fuel divestment for public schemes
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November 19, 2019
On the go: Public sector pension funds would be required to divest from fossil fuel-related companies under a government led by the Green Party, which has released a manifesto packed with controversial pension reforms.
Is this the end for lay trustees?
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November 14, 2019
Building momentum for consolidation could boost governance but threatens cognitive diversity.
How schemes can plan better for the endgame
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November 13, 2019
Roundtable: With the watchdog taking an increasingly vigorous approach to DB regulation, four experts at a recent Pensions Expert event discuss the importance of choosing the right derisking option for schemes as they reach maturity
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Court approves BA trustees' pension increase settlement
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November 13, 2019
On the go: Trustees of British Airways’ defined benefit schemes have had a settlement allowing them to pay discretionary increases approved by the High Court.
DB deficit shrinks over October
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November 12, 2019
On the go: UK defined benefit schemes are edging closer to the funding needed to buy out the Pension Protection Fund-level benefits, according to an update from the lifeboat fund.
Global Pensions Wrap: November edition
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November 11, 2019
A round-up of the pensions industry stories published across the FT Group – including Mercer’s warning to fund clients over redemptions at Fisher Investments and the Swiss central bank’s ‘essential’ negative interest rate policy.
Superfund delays are ‘egregious waste’ of investors’ capital
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November 7, 2019
The chief executive of The Pension SuperFund has hit out at the government, over its failure to agree a regulatory framework for defined benefit consolidation despite ministers having encouraged the creation of the sector in the first place.
Cyber attacks pose huge risk to portfolios
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November 6, 2019
On the go: Two of the UK’s highest-profile pension schemes have urged fiduciaries to pay more attention to the impact of cyber breaches on the performance of companies they invest in.