IPE's United Kingdom Coverage – Page 264
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NewsUK Treasury must define 'sustainable level' of public pension payments
Parliamentary committee criticises lack of consideration of how contribution hikes affect funds.
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NewsUK roundup: HMRC, Deloitte, Mercer, M&S, Aviva, auto-enrolment
Government opens consultation period on asset-backed contributions' reform.
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NewsBT Pension Scheme deficit falls by £4.3bn as TPR suspends review
Drop result of deficit reduction payments and asset returns, company says.
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NewsUK roundup: Thomas Cook, PPF, TPR, MetLife, DWP
Thomas Cook has closed its UK defined benefit plan, transferring members to its DC scheme.
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Uniq 'transformed' after selling 90% of company to pay pensions
Chief executive tells shareholders: ‘It’s this – or insolvency’.
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Business body lashes out at 'unfair' public sector pensions
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce calls on Scottish government to abandon DB model.
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NewsUK roundup: Self-administered schemes, PZ Cussons, Mercer
Self-administered pension schemes registered £70bn in income last year – close to 2006 peak.
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NewsUK roundup: Pensions Regulator, Unilever
Pensions Regulator publishes 'how-to' guide on administration in drive to improve procedures.
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NewsUK companies could be forced to pay off pension deficits – Towers Watson
Revised EU Pensions Directive could shorten length of permissible recovery plan.
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NewsUK roundup: Aon Hewitt, PwC, Bribery Act, FairPensions
Aon Hewitt's latest survey on pension administration predicts ever more outsourcing.
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NewsUK roundup: BT Pension Scheme, Pitmans Trustees
BT brings forward deficit contribution by nine months to benefit from better tax deduction.
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NewsUK roundup: Avon, JLT, PMI, Towers Watson, PPF
Local government scheme for Bath & North East Somerset drops manager over concerns on EU regulations.
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NewsPension funds set to de-risk £50bn in liabilities by 2012
Risk transfer market to reach £50bn by end of 2012 as bespoke deals replace buyouts.
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NewsUK roundup: European Court of Justice, Mercer, Essex, Hymans Robertson
ECJ ruling on annuities adds complexity to buyouts for underfunded schemes, Mercer says.
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NewsBirmingham airport agrees to keep final salary pension scheme
Negotiations avert closure, but scheme still faces a £26m deficit.
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NewsNAPF survey reveals surge in final salary scheme closures
One in five have closed to future accrual from existing members in 2010, NAPF says.
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NewsUK roundup: Barnett Waddingham, Lord Hutton, Aon Hewitt, PPF
Lord Hutton's report on public sector pensions to 'revolutionise' the industry.
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NewsAviva eliminates £1.7bn pension deficit
Company cites recovering stock markets, closure of final salary schemes.
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NewsUK roundup: NAPF, Barnett Waddingham, State Street, PPF
National Association of Pension Funds warns of 'nightmare' of early access to pensions.
