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Admin practicalities and costs block pensions progress, says Barnett Waddingham
Other barriers included a lack of impact on the scheme, a lack of knowledge or engagement, or concerns about giving members too much choice
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People moves: Railpen’s Caroline Escott joins Vote Reporting Group as co-chair
Plus: NextGen Pensions picks Escott’s replacement; Barnett Waddingham strengthens governance and secretariat team
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ACA sets up steering group to assess risk and opportunities of AI for pensions
The group will be chaired by LCP partner Alex Waite and to date is made up of members from Aon, Barnett Waddingham, Buck, Isio, Mercer and XPS
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De Beers Pension Scheme completes £850m full buy-in deal with PIC
The transaction secures the pensions of 1,464 pensioner members and 473 deferred members of the scheme
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People moves: Heribert Karch joins Avida International’s advisory board
AXA IM, RBC BlueBay, Barnett Waddingham, Just Group, LOIM, WTW, DWS, Fulcrum, L&G, Avida International, JP Morgan
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Analysis: DB Funding Code reforms
The relevance of the Code has been called into question given the improved funding position of UK DB schemes
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People moves: Barnett Waddingham appoints senior data scientist
Barnett Waddingham, PGGM, Lazard, LifeSight, Actuarial Association of Europe, Tesco, De Nationale APF, QMA, Aegon AM, Schroders
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UK roundup: DB scheme transfers see significant fall in quotations
Plus: PLSA recommends policy measures to reduce risk of over-saving; Smart Pension partners with Punter Southall
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Analysis: Can UK plan sponsors benefit from Mansion House reforms’ surpluses?
Consultants share mixed views on whether pension fund sponsors could benefit from surpluses
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£100bn could be returned to UK plan sponsors over next 10 years, says Isio
In response to regulatory changes, Isio launched purposeful run-on framework to help schemes invest beyond full funding on a buyout basis
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TPR’s Statement of Strategy will be challenging and costly for UK schemes
Completing the template as proposed will create a lot of extra work and could add 20% to scheme valuation costs
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P&O secures benefits of remaining pensioners in £440m buy-in with Rothesay
The deal will secure benefits for 5,300 P&O pension scheme members
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Extra disclosure under TPR’s funding code could push up scheme costs
There is a risk that an ‘overly prescriptive’ approach pushes trustees into ‘costly tick-boxing’ exercise, according to Cardano
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UK pension schemes concerned over insurer capacity as they approach endgame
The total deal value for bulk annuity transactions is expected to reach ‘well over’ £40bn in 2023
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People moves: Velliv’s chief strategist to exit
Velliv, Folksam, B&CE, Isio, MN, Meubel, Wilshire, Insight, Barnett Waddingham, Eastspring Investments, ESMA, Puro.earth, Carillon
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People moves: LD names new CEO; TPR chief declines new term
LD, TPR, AP2, AP1, AP4, Teachers’ Pension Scheme, People’s Pension, Heywood Technologies, Barnett Waddingham, Vanguard, Premier Miton, SPP
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People moves: AMF chief joins Insurance Sweden as chair
Insurance Sweden, PFZW, Finnfund, Cambridge Associates, Kempen, Man Group, Barnett Waddingham, PKZH, Credit Suisse, Pemberton, BlueMark, Natixis
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Department store John Lewis shows healthy pension fund surplus
Pension fund to stop £10m deficit contributions
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Arcadia Group in £850m buy-in deal with Aviva
Further work is being carried out to determine the future level of pension increases for members of the senior executives scheme