All Hymans Robertson articles – Page 11
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PPF chief hints at closing superfunds’ regulatory advantage
Consolidation vehicles hoping to hoover up assets from deficit-weary employers could see their prices forced upwards by tough levy requirements and insurance-style protections, the chief executive of the Pension Protection Fund has said.
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More than half of charity DB schemes are now closed to accrual
Charities are catching up with private sector employers as the number of defined benefit schemes closed to accrual jumped to 58 per cent at February 2018 from 43 per cent a year earlier, according to consultancy Hymans Robertson.
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OpinionWho pays for the pension shortfall?
From the blog: The gold-plated pensions generation owes it to the next to create an equitable and sustainable way of providing for income in retirement.
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Features
Isle of Wight fund tackles 'problematic' data records
The Isle of Wight Pension Fund has implemented an improvement plan in relation to approximately 1,500 records containing “significantly problematic” conditional data, as it grapples with longstanding issues over member information.
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OpinionWhat to consider before agreeing a switch to CPI
The appropriateness of the retail price index has been increasingly challenged in recent years, according to Hymans Robertson’s Alistair Russell-Smith, but around three quarters of the UK’s 6,000 defined benefit schemes still link their annual pension increases to RPI.
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Further details emerge on consolidator safeguards
Investors in The Pension SuperFund will not begin to receive returns on their capital until its consolidated schemes have passed a 115 per cent funding target, its executives have told the Work and Pensions Committee.
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FeaturesHertfordshire bungles scheme actuarial reports
More than one hundred academies and colleges participating in the Hertfordshire County Council Pension Fund have been sent erroneous actuarial reports. These were subsequently used in the preparation of their own financial accounts.
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NewsAssociated British Ports consults on accrual change
Associated British Ports has proposed to change the accrual rate for its defined benefit pension scheme, in a bid to cut costs and focus on fairness while keeping the scheme open to accrual.
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Features
Should we be worried about public sector pensions?
Analysis: A combination of weak economic growth, growing inflation and lofty discount rates may threaten unfunded public sector defined benefit schemes.
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The Pension SuperFund: Benevolent disruptor or danger to members?
If assembling a star-studded team of executives is enough to get a radical new pensions proposition off the ground, Edi Truell might already have done enough to disrupt the UK defined benefit sector.
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NewsFines for DB negligence leave industry split
Employers who wilfully or recklessly put their defined benefit pension schemes at risk are in the firing line of new punitive fines announced in a government policy statement released on Monday.
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Lower rises in life expectancy are no longer a blip
The recent slowdown in life expectancy rises has settled into a general trend, according to new data.
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Features
Can you run your scheme better than a sole trustee?
Analysis: Defined benefit trustee boards are finding it increasingly difficult to source a full complement of member-nominated trustees, as final salary becomes a legacy benefit system. Is the rise of the sole corporate trustee inevitable?
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NewsUniversity of Oxford learns hard lesson with Care closure
The University of Oxford has introduced a defined contribution scheme for new joiners and is making a number of other changes to reduce costs as universities are waking up to their pension deficits. One expert called the education sector ‘a disaster’ in pension terms.
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OpinionWhat does value for money in a DC default look like?
There is a worrying lack of consensus in the DC default market around investment strategy and risk. Hymans Robertson’s Rona Train says outcome-focused trustees and independent governance committees will conclude that younger members can tolerate risk, while older members can pay for protection.
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Features
It is time to take scheme administration more seriously
Analysis: The nuclear fallout from the demise of Carillion and the continued woes of Capita have dominated news bulletins in recent weeks.
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Consolidation could see 4 in 5 schemes disappear
Consolidation will see just 1,000 defined benefit schemes still operating in 25 years’ time, according to a new report, but some experts doubt the appetite from government or the private sector to bring about economies of scale.
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FeaturesSouth Yorks plumps for alts as equity concerns bite
The South Yorkshire Pension Fund is trimming its equity exposure and allocating to a range of alternatives, as part of a wide-ranging review that reaffirms the fund’s commitment to environmental, social and governance-based principles.
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Consultants commit to flagging ESG factors
Sixteen investment consultancy firms have said that they will seek to ensure that pension schemes take into account environmental, social and governance factors where they are financially material.
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Life expectancy falls by a year in some regions
Life expectancy growth in England is slowing, with some regions experiencing a drop of one year, according to research by Public Health England.