Latest articles from James Redgrave

Public sector staff face wait for benefits news

Public sector employees are facing a drip feed of information over the next nine months about how spending on their retirement benefits will be cut.

Asset-based buy-in set to break new ground

Pension Corporation is close to tying up a first-of-its-kind deal to take on contingent assets in a buy-in.

Prudential close to double derisking deal

Two “well known” companies’ schemes are close to securing a first-of-its-kind derisking deal, offered by Prudential

Hymans urges Hutton to hold fire on reforms

The country’s largest adviser to public pension schemes has warned John Hutton to drop plans to begin reforming the sector before his review is complete

Government threat prompts rush for ETVs

Firms are rushing to urge deferred final salary scheme members into defined contribution (DC) arrangements, on the back of proposed changes to the law

Quarterly buyouts and buy-ins approach £1bn

Nearly £1bn of buyout and buy-in business was done in the last quarter, with Pension Corporation taking the largest market share

Hewitt ups ante on delegated consultancy tool

Hewitt Associates is expecting to more than double the clients on its delegated consultancy platform in the next few months

TSP offers lower-cost Nest variant

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is to hold discussions with top US policy advisers over a cheaper alternative to its pension reform plans.

Schemes to invest in social housing

An innovative venture to encourage pension schemes to fund social housing projects will be rolled out in the next quarter.

DB deficits sunk more than 100 struggling firms

Defined benefit (DB) pension scheme deficits prevented at least 100 companies on the brink of insolvency being saved by vital recapitalisation last year.