All articles by Nick Reeve – Page 19
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NewsLGPS consolidation: Warning over loss of investment autonomy
With the chancellor set to announce plans to accelerate consolidation among local government pensions, industry commentators say care should be taken to secure progress already made.
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NewsIs bigger really better? Industry reacts to ‘megafunds’ plan
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to support trustees’ fiduciary duty and ensure there are sufficient UK assets for her planned “megafunds” to invest in.
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NewsGovernment plots LGPS consolidation through Pension Schemes Bill
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced plans to merge local authority pension funds into a “handful of megafunds” to boost their capacity to invest in infrastructure and local assets.
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NewsReeves to set out vision for DC ‘megafunds’
The government wants to hasten the consolidation of defined contribution (DC) schemes to realise economies of scale, increase domestic investment and improve governance standards.
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NewsUtmost completes inaugural buy-in deal
The latest insurer to enter the bulk annuity market has completed a £20m buy-in with an unnamed scheme.
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OpinionEditor’s notes: A buy-in bonanza
NatWest’s record-breaking buy-ins illustrate a healthy market for pension fund insurance, writes Pensions Expert editor Nick Reeve.
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NewsFulcrum to launch latest private markets LTAF
The new fund builds upon a similar fund launched for HSBC’s defined contribution scheme earlier this year.
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People NewsWest Yorks CIO Kalisperas to lead British Business Bank’s investment drive
Leandros Kalisperas is to leave the West Yorkshire Pension Fund to become the British Business Bank’s first chief investment officer.
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NewsNatWest insures £11bn through multiple buy-ins
The high street bank has conducted a series of buy-in deals this year, reportedly with Rothesay Life.
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NewsIFS’s Paul Johnson warns of 'big risks' in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is taking some big risks with her first Budget, according to the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Paul Johnson.
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FeaturesBudget 2024: Time to reconsider salary sacrifice?
With chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing plans for UK businesses to foot the bill for a £40bn tax increase – primarily through national insurance contributions – attention has turned to where companies can offset this cost.
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People NewsAppointments: Brunel CIO to depart in new year
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 1 November 2024.
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NewsBudget 2024: Bond managers downplay gilt market volatility
Fixed income experts comment on the outlook for gilts after the chancellor set out plans to increase borrowing by approximately £20bn a year compared to previous expectations.
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NewsBudget 2024: Industry welcomes boost for UK investment
Investors have praised the government’s promised boost to UK investment but urged it to focus on creating opportunities, following this week’s Budget announcements.
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NewsBudget 2024: Reeves raises employer national insurance
Changes also include higher employment allowance and the inclusion of inherited pensions in the inheritance tax system.
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NewsBudget 2024: National insurance hike ‘terrible news’ for pension adequacy efforts
Former pensions minister Steve Webb argues that higher costs for employers will make it harder to increase pension contributions later.
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NewsBudget 2024: ‘Devil is in the detail’ of tax change implications
While chancellor Rachel Reeves opted against introducing some of the more radical changes to pension tax speculated on before the Budget, decisions announced today will still have implications for schemes, administrators and pensioners.
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NewsMineworkers to receive 32% pension bonus
Members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme will receive a bonus payment of almost a third of their regular pension income after the government confirmed it will transfer a reserve fund’s assets to the trustees.
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People NewsWho is on the new-look Work and Pensions Committee?
Labour party MPs unsurprisingly dominate the committee, which is chaired by Debbie Abrahams.
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NewsAviva converts longevity swap as part of £1.3bn RAC buy-in
Aviva has secured a £1.3bn buy-in for the RAC 2003 Pension Scheme, insuring the benefits of approximately 19,000 members.