All Valuation articles – Page 4
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NewsAlmost a third of tranche 14 schemes in surplus
Detailed analysis of triennial valuations with due dates up to January 2021 has shown that almost one in three defined benefit and hybrid schemes are in surplus, but many pension funds face a headwind due to falling interest rates.
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NewsUSS employers pledge greater covenant support
Universities UK, the group representing 340 Universities Superannuation Scheme employers, has pledged additional covenant support to the pension scheme, in a move it said will spare its members the crippling contribution rate rises announced following the scheme’s 2020 valuation.
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NewsHundreds of DB sponsors to face hike in contributions
On the go: Around 300 sponsors of defined benefit schemes will have to increase their deficit recovery contributions by at least 25 per cent, according to analysis from LCP.
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NewsGovt to reform discount rate and cost-control mechanism
The government has proposed aligning the discount rate review periods with the valuation cycles of public service pension schemes, and is taking forward reforms to the cost-cap mechanism first proposed by the government actuary.
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NewsUSS board member resigns after scheme valuation fallout
On the go: Ian Maybury, director at the trustee board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, has resigned from his post after a disagreement on the pension fund’s latest actuarial valuation.
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NewsUniversities back alternative proposals to reform USS
Employers representing 95 per cent of the Universities Superannuation Scheme membership have backed measures proposed by Universities UK, including enhanced employer covenant provision, in a bid to end the impasse over the scheme’s 2020 valuation.
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NewsUCU mulls industrial action as USS sponsors reject benefits modelling
The University and College Union has said it is to decide “in the coming days” whether to press ahead with industrial action after its newly released ‘benefits modeller’, aiming to show how much members stand to lose under controversial proposals by the Universities Superannuation Scheme, was dismissed by employer representatives.
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NewsTPR urges trustees to remain vigilant of sponsor activity
The Pensions Regulator has used its latest annual funding statement to call for trustees to remain vigilant of weakening employer covenants and corporate activity, while laying out guidance on how to approach scheme valuations under the current challenging conditions brought by the pandemic.
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OpinionInvestment oversight – trustees should ‘mind the gap’
IC Select managing director Peter Dorward outlines how trustees need to increase the oversight of their investment consultants and fiduciary managers in a way to comply with new regulations.
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NewsRussell Group universities propose USS compromise
Russell Group has backed the Universities Superannuation Scheme trustee’s suggested “lower-cost, more flexible” alternative to the existing scheme structure.
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NewsBT agrees £2bn asset-backed funding arrangement to plug deficit
On the go: BT and the trustee of the BT Pension Scheme have agreed to plug £2bn of the scheme’s £7.9bn deficit through an asset-backed funding arrangement secured against the company’s EE business.
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NewsUUK proposes USS governance reform, 20-year moratorium on exits
Universities UK, the employer group representing 340 Universities Superannuation Scheme members, has raised the prospect of a 20-year moratorium on scheme exits in a bid to show a greater commitment to covenant support.
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NewsFirstGroup pension schemes benefit from asset sales
On the go: The pension schemes of multinational transport company FirstGroup stand to benefit from the £3.3bn sale of its First Student and First Transit assets to private equity company EQT Infrastructure.
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NewsAon criticises USS valuation assumptions as ‘overly prudent’
Aon has criticised the methodology and assumptions underlying the Universities Superannuation Scheme trustee’s response to the USS valuation, accusing it of being overly prudent and failing to properly justify several of its assumptions.
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Industrial action threats in response to new USS employer consultation
On the go: The University and College Union has once again hinted that industrial action may be called for after accusing Universities UK of failing to stand up for members.
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NewsUUK consults on way out of USS valuation wrangle
Universities UK, the employer group representing 340 Universities Superannuation Scheme employers, has opened a consultation on a range of measures intended to settle the long-running feud over the 2020 USS valuation.
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General Motors completes £53m bulk annuity deal
On the go: General Motors' Vauxhall Associated Companies Pension Fund has completed a £53m bulk annuity purchase with Aviva.
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Merchant Navy plans to insure all liabilities by 2025
On the go: The £4.1bn Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund plans to insure all of its remaining liabilities by 2025, as it is set to undergo its next triennial actuarial valuation at the end of the quarter.
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NewsTax ‘super-deduction’ could leave DB schemes short-changed
A “super-deduction” introduced in the Budget could see less money available to clear pension deficits, experts have warned, as businesses look to take advantage of the tax break.
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NewsLPPA embarks on data journey and reaps rewards of digital tracing
Case study: A renewed effort to ramp up digital tracing and mortality screening has been a boon to the Local Pensions Partnership Administration, with the exercise having the potential to cut costs, save time and improve actuarial valuations.