The government is to press ahead with controversial reforms to the retail price index leaving index-linked gilt holders worse off, but has decided to delay the move until 2030.
Cyber security awareness lags as attacks jump threefold
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November 25, 2020
On the go: A third of respondents to a poll by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association confessed they did not know their organisation’s cyber security plans, despite cyber crimes surging by 86 per cent in a single quarter this year.
Master trusts warn cost concerns overshadowing investment quality
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November 24, 2020
Data crunch: Master trust providers are concerned that their clients excessively focus on cost to the detriment of investment propositions, according to a report by the Defined Contribution Investment Forum.
PPF reserves could be ‘wiped out’ by one or two big claims
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November 24, 2020
Watch: Pension Protection Fund chief executive Oliver Morley has warned that the lifeboat’s reserves could be wiped out by just a few large claims, while downplaying the risk of a post-Covid run of small-scheme claims.
Weekly roundup: Insolvency, insolvency, insolvency
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November 22, 2020
Welcome to Pensions Expert’s roundup of a week that focused, somewhat depressingly, on the pensions implications of a wave of expected corporate insolvencies. And of course, guaranteed minimum pensions.
Experts wary on BoE governor’s DC pandemic recovery call
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November 18, 2020
The governor of the Bank of England has suggested rules should be relaxed to allow defined contribution schemes to play a part in the post-Covid economic recovery, but experts warn some structural problems remain.
HMRC’s leapfrog on insolvencies to hinder PPF recoveries
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November 17, 2020
Government changes to prioritise the payment of insolvent businesses’ tax bills at the expense of other creditors could reduce recoveries by the Pension Protection Fund and adversely impact levy payers, according to the lifeboat.
RPI reform holds back schemes’ inflation hedging
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November 16, 2020
On the go: Inflation hedging decreased by 13 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the third quarter of this year amid ongoing concerns about reform to the retail price index, according to the latest BMO Global Asset Management liability-driven investment survey.
Regulatory uncertainty puts workforce reform at risk
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November 13, 2020
Podcast: The apparent contradiction between the Treasury’s new exit payment cap and existing Local Government Pension Scheme regulations risks limiting employers’ ability to restructure their workforce, warns Alison Murray, partner and head of public sector actuarial at Aon. She is joined by Linklaters counsel Anna Taylor, in a conversation also covering a new responsible investment bill and a proposed solution to the Section 75 problem.
TPR issues guidance on protecting schemes from employer distress
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November 13, 2020
New guidance for trustees on protecting their schemes from employer distress stresses the need for robust protections and integrated risk management.