Defined benefit – Page 24
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NewsCo-op pension fund insures remaining £4bn of liabilities
The transaction secures benefits for almost 50,000 members
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NewsUK’s Autumn Statement proposals encourage DB schemes to run on
Chancellor announces consultation on changes to rules around DB scheme surpluses and tax rate reduction on surplus extraction
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NewsDWP consultation finds trustees could benefit from more support
A key barrier to achieving better long-term outcomes for pension savers is a ‘damaging and continual focus on cost and minimising all risks’
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NewsMixed views on UK government plans to consolidate DB schemes into PPF
PPF a ‘clear choice’ for public sector consolidator, but concerns remain over the time it would take to make it operational
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NewsChancellor updates on Mansion House reforms, announces further consultations
The government will consult on opening PPF as an investment vehicle for smaller DB schemes
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NewsIndustry cautiously welcomes British Business Bank investment initiative
‘Pension schemes must be given time to plan a considered and effective move into private assets,’ says Aegon
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NewsFiduciary managers’ mandates fall for the first time, says Isio
Isio’s Paula Champion expects fiduciary managers to look for other pools of assets as the ‘DB world is declining’
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AnalysisGrandfathering option will make Dutch pension transition successful, says Agnes Joseph
The pension actuary turned politician has made the pension reforms a prominent topic in the campaign for parliamentary elections to be held this Wednesday
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NewsFinancial return not the only benefit of illiquid investing, report finds
PLSA published a series of case studies to show how pensions schemes invest in illiquid assets
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NewsTELA warns pensions stabilisation system could mean end to defined benefit
Finnish government’s plans for pensions reform must be discussed well in advance, says lobby group
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NewsUK pensions industry expects reform updates following disappointing King’s speech
The chancellor should be ‘bold and creative’ about long-term policy, says Hymans Robertson
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NewsDutch pension sector fears double-digit admin cost rise ahead of election
A further delay to the pension transition deadline, which has already been pushed forward several times, would indeed be ‘unavoidable’ if the new pension law is changed
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NewsDB schemes need incentive to run on, fund government’s productive finance agenda
The conversation about funding UK growth is too focused on returns instead of risks
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InterviewsBenefits of travelling together in pensions: Wyn Francis’s journey from BT to Brightwell
Wyn Francis, CIO of Brightwell, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the new phase of development for the organisation
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NewsBT Pension Scheme sees assets drop despite improved funding position
The scheme’s deficit dropped to £3.7bn in 2023 compared with £8bn in 2020, while its liabilities also declined to £41bn in 2023 compared with £51.28bn in 2022
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NewsSuperfund transfer ‘viable’ solution to schemes, poll finds
Trustees agree more schemes will follow now that first superfund transaction is completed
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NewsEnplan adds Schroders to defined benefit consolidation platform
Enplan schemes will benefit from Schroders’ advanced LDI modelling and access to a range of proven asset managers through an open architecture
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NewsDeutsche Bank UK pension scheme completes £500m buy-in with Legal & General
The deal marks third buy-in for the scheme and secures benefits of around 2,000 retirees and deferred members
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NewsIndustry raises concerns over DWP’s UK general levy proposals
APPT believes removing £10,000 charge for smaller schemes would lead to higher standards of governance
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NewsLCP urges UK DB sponsors to prepare for challenging economic times
Covenants under scrutiny: LCP urges sponsors to be ‘proactive’ as corporate insolvencies look set to increase
