All Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) articles – Page 10
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NewsThe Pensions Trust defends responsible investment policy
The Pensions Trust is writing to employers in its Social Housing Pension Scheme to defend its responsible investment policy, after it was challenged in August by a employer member on its allocation to a high-interest money lender.
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Opinion
Edinburgh: AE has raised employee awareness
Auto-enrolment has been less painful than expected for the pensions team at the University of Edinburgh.
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Opinion
How real assets fit into your inflation battle
With bond-like income and growth potential, how can real assets can help control inflation-linked benefits? The supplement’s big story looks at how schemes are managing this key risk.
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Opinion
Editorial: View from the top
If you are looking to improve the running of your pension fund, hiring the chief executive of the Pensions Regulator is a pretty good place to start.
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Features
USS helps members beat AVCs tax charge
The universities scheme made a late amendment to its added years benefit to help members avoid an unforeseen annual allowance charge.
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Features
How West Midlands reveals AVC exit charges to members
West Midlands Pension Fund is one of a number of schemes that have taken steps to communicate early-exit additional voluntary contribution charges, to avoid a backlash from members.
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Features
Large schemes tighten governance with trustee payments
George Coats discovers a growing trend among large schemes to remunerate non-professional trustees, as they seek to improve governance standards following an increase in complexity of the role.
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News
USS reform shares cost and risk with members
The £32.4bn multi-employer pension scheme has benefited from a series of risk and cost-sharing arrangements with its members
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Features
Greater Manchester prepares for 25% fall in membership
Greater Manchester Pension Fund has set up a working group to draw up an investment strategy in expectation of a much-reduced membership.
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Features
Schemes react to costly derivatives reform
European regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades has been temporarily paused for pension funds to meet requirements. George Coats considers the impact on UK schemes