On the go: The 5,450 defined benefit schemes in the UK are inching back towards surplus on the Pension Protection Fund's measure, with an aggregate deficit of just £8.6bn.
BMA launches legal challenge against govt over NHS pensions
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March 11, 2019
On the go: The British Medical Association plans to take the government to court over discriminatory aspects of the NHS Pension Scheme, the trade union announced on Monday.
Regulator turns focus to DB sponsors’ long-term plans
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March 5, 2019
Trustees and sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes will have to recognise a long-term funding target for their plans, under guidance set out on Tuesday by the Pensions Regulator.
Data Crunch: Rush of pension capital into infrastructure continues
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March 1, 2019
Pension money is pouring into infrastructure. Portfolio analysis by Pensions Expert’s sister title Mandatewire reveals that the cash-generative asset is proving the perfect fit for mature defined benefit schemes, despite buyout looming for some trustees.
Trustees not responsible for bad IFA transfer work, scheme professionals say
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February 27, 2019
Advisers to pension schemes have hit out at proposals that British Steel Pension Scheme should award discretionary payouts to members who mistakenly left the plan, saying it shifts the blame for bad financial advice on to trustees.
Alternative risk premium funds fail to deliver on promises in testing 2018
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February 21, 2019
Analysis: Pension schemes continue to pour assets into fast-growing alternative risk premium strategies, despite a torrid 2018 for returns and concerns over the diversification benefits delivered by the funds.
How to beat volatility in 2019
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February 13, 2019
Volatility made its grand return to many of the key markets in which pension funds invest assets towards the end of 2018, driven by geopolitical instability and fears that the end of a long business cycle may finally be nigh. 2017 seems a long way away. Angus Peters explores reasons to be cheerful despite the gloomy outlook.
As Pensions Expert becomes monthly, new pensions challenges emerge
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February 12, 2019
Editorial: The level of complexity in the decisions made every day by trustees and pension scheme managers seems to ratchet up with every passing month. I hope our new magazine will allow these vital topics the depth they need, and retain the concise and analytical approach that has made the title so successful over its 20-year history.
Govt discriminated against younger judges and firefighters, court finds
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December 24, 2018
The government has suffered another legal defeat over its handling of changes to pension provision for judges and firefighters, with a court maintaining that it discriminated against younger members and indirectly against ethnic minorities and women.
Savers unfazed by AE contribution rises
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December 19, 2018
Auto-enrolment savers have proved indifferent to a rise in their contribution rates imposed earlier this year, according to research, but the government remains unconvinced by the case for using inertia to tackle low self-employed saving rates.