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Victoria Tichá

Victoria is a correspondent for Professional Pensions where she reports on issues affecting the industry.

She joined the team in January 2018, after completing her Master's in Journalism and Communications from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

Victoria also holds a Bachelor's in International Relations and Affairs, gained in 2014. 

She has a particular interest in digital innovation, investigative journalism, and media ethics.

 

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 Trustees urged to plan for data breaches post-GDPR
Trustees urged to plan for data breaches post-GDPR

Schemes should have a response plan in place to deal with breaches of security following the launch of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to Trafalgar House.

  • Industry
  • 31 July 2018
Average FTSE 100 scheme bond allocation rises to 64%
Average FTSE 100 scheme bond allocation rises to 64%

Almost two-thirds of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes invest more than 50% of their assets in bonds, according to a report by JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 July 2018
UK Dividend Monitor: Headline dividends fall for first time in three years
UK Dividend Monitor: Headline dividends fall for first time in three years

UK headline dividends have declined for the first time since 2015, falling 2.1% in the second quarter of 2018, according to the latest quarterly dividend monitor from Link Asset Services.

  • Investment
  • 30 July 2018
DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis, says First Actuarial
DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis, says First Actuarial

The UK's 5,588 defined benefit (DB) schemes had a combined surplus of £382bn at the end of June, according to First Actuarial's best estimate index (FABI).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 27 July 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included coverage of the Treasury Committee's report on household finances, which outlined a series of proposed incremental changes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 27 July 2018
TPR launches consultation on master trust supervision policy
TPR launches consultation on master trust supervision policy

A draft policy on how authorised master trusts will be supervised and enforced has been outlined in a consultation published by The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 July 2018
FRC inspections reveal weaknesses in pension audit work
FRC inspections reveal weaknesses in pension audit work

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has found weaknesses in nearly half of the audit work relating to pension valuations and disclosures it inspected over the past financial year.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 July 2018
PIC invests £150m in Heathrow Airport debt
PIC invests £150m in Heathrow Airport debt

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £150m in debt issued by Heathrow Airport.

  • Investment
  • 26 July 2018
Government dashboard support vital in pension freedoms world, says IFoA
Government dashboard support vital in pension freedoms world, says IFoA

A set of recommendations to help the pensions industry deliver its objectives and better communicate with people over pensions issues has been published by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

  • Industry
  • 25 July 2018
Plumbing scheme launches consultation on closing to future accrual
Plumbing scheme launches consultation on closing to future accrual

The trustee board of the Plumbing and Mechanical Services (UK) Industry Pension Scheme has launched a consultation with sponsoring employers on closing the scheme to future accrual.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 July 2018
Just Group's bulk annuity sales up 143% in H1
Just Group's bulk annuity sales up 143% in H1

Bulk annuity deals transacted by Just Group totalled £718m in the first half of this year compared to £296m in H1 2017, according to its latest results.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 24 July 2018
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has completed a £60m buy-in deal for the Civil Aviation Authority's defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 July 2018
What have we to lose from CDC?
What have we to lose from CDC?

Henry Tapper says CDC makes sense as a means of solving one of the most intractable of economic problems but this 'new order of things' is getting a bad reception

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 July 2018
Why bulk annuities could get more expensive for schemes
Why bulk annuities could get more expensive for schemes

Buy-in and buyout pricing could increase due to future capital requirements for insurers holding equity release mortgage assets to back deals. Victoria Ticha looks at what it means for trustees

  • Risk Reduction
  • 20 July 2018
Chief statistician says RPI reform will happen but urges caution
Chief statistician says RPI reform will happen but urges caution

The retail prices index (RPI) should be reformed within the next decade but the full ramifications must be properly considered, according to the UK's statistics chief.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 July 2018
How CDC could improve retirement outcomes

Collective defined contribution should be brought back to the table, a panel at Pensions and Benefits UK argued. Victoria Ticha reports from the conference

  • Defined Contribution
  • 19 July 2018
How the Civil Service scheme is restructuring its DC arrangements
How the Civil Service scheme is restructuring its DC arrangements

The Civil Service Pension Scheme is putting a master trust in place for its AVC and partnership sections by this September. Victoria Ticha takes a closer look at the major restructure

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 July 2018
Hymans Robertson hires head of third-party administration
Hymans Robertson hires head of third-party administration

Gary Evans has left Mercer after 10 years to head up Hymans Robertson's third-party administration (TPA) practice.

  • Appointments
  • 19 July 2018
PIC invests £37m in student accommodation debt
PIC invests £37m in student accommodation debt

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £37m in a student accommodation project at the University of Exeter to help match its liabilities and give regular cashflows.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 18 July 2018
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC

Trustees of the 600 Group's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme have agreed to a £201m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 July 2018
Consolidation 'to move £50bn' in DC assets
Consolidation 'to move £50bn' in DC assets

Unprecedented levels of provider consolidation means trustees must regularly monitor and assess security of members' assets, the Security of DC Assets Working Party has warned.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 16 July 2018
Ombudsman investigations surge 26%; Transfer complaints rise
Ombudsman investigations surge 26%; Transfer complaints rise

The number of investigations by The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) have increased by over a quarter driven partly by a sharp rise in the number of transfer complaints received during the past financial year.

  • Industry
  • 13 July 2018
PMI gets new president as Branagh steps down
PMI gets new president as Branagh steps down

Lesley Carline has been elected as the new president of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI). She speaks to Victoria Ticha about her plans

  • Industry
  • 13 July 2018
PMI president Branagh steps down; Carline elected
PMI president Branagh steps down; Carline elected

Robert Branagh is stepping down as president of the Pensions Management Institute (PMI), and is replaced by Lesley Carline who becomes its third female president.

  • Appointments
  • 12 July 2018
Insolvency Service disqualifies four directors following trustee firm probe
Insolvency Service disqualifies four directors following trustee firm probe

Four directors of two trustee firms have been banned from running companies for a total of 21 years following an investigation by the Insolvency Service.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 July 2018
High Court approves Royal London's GAR conversion proposals
High Court approves Royal London's GAR conversion proposals

The High Court has approved Royal London's plan to allow customers with guaranteed annuity rates (GARs) to convert their guarantees into a top-up for their pension pot.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 11 July 2018
IET pension scheme completes £50m buy-in with PIC
IET pension scheme completes £50m buy-in with PIC

The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) pension scheme has insured £50m of pensioner liabilities through a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 July 2018
Pautz leaves Mercer for Insight Investment
Pautz leaves Mercer for Insight Investment

Marc Pautz has left Mercer after being appointed a client director by Insight Investment.

  • Appointments
  • 09 July 2018
Drawdown investment pathways to boost outcomes, finds PP research
Drawdown investment pathways to boost outcomes, finds PP research

Respondents in last week's Pensions Buzz said such pathways would help guide members and improve retirement outcomes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 July 2018
Smart Pension gets first ESG head as funds launch looms
Smart Pension gets first ESG head as funds launch looms

Rachel Neill has been appointed as Smart Pension's first head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) as it plans to launch responsible investment funds.

  • Appointments
  • 06 July 2018
How national income targets can boost pension saving
How national income targets can boost pension saving

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed a number of reforms to boost pensions adequacy. Victoria Ticha looks at the recommendations.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 July 2018
National income targets would help boost pension saving in the UK, says PLSA
National income targets would help boost pension saving in the UK, says PLSA

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has proposed a number of reforms to boost pensions adequacy, including retirement income targets to show the lifestyle people could afford on different levels of income.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 July 2018
BMO combines credit with LDI to simplify de-risking
BMO combines credit with LDI to simplify de-risking

Funds that match and link credit with liability-driven investing (LDI) have been launched by BMO Global Asset Management in a bid to simplify the process of de-risking defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 July 2018
MPs ask FCA to publish Brexit impact studies
MPs ask FCA to publish Brexit impact studies

The Treasury Committee has written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ask for publication of analysis on the impact leaving the European Union is likely to have on the regulator.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 July 2018
PIC invests £100m in social housing
PIC invests £100m in social housing

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has made a £100m investment in social housing with Accord Housing Association.

  • Investment
  • 03 July 2018
PA Pension Scheme completes £850m buyout with PIC
PA Pension Scheme completes £850m buyout with PIC

PA Consulting has completed a full buyout of its £850m scheme with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 July 2018
Treasury delays cold-calling ban
Treasury delays cold-calling ban

The government has confirmed the long-awaited ban on pensions cold-calling will now be delayed until Autumn.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 June 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the government saying it will examine and may overhaul the pension tax relief system it if feels it is beneficial to do so.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 June 2018
TPR and FCA must work closer on scams and transfers
TPR and FCA must work closer on scams and transfers

The industry has been reacting to TPR and the FCA's joint call for input on how they will tackle pensions issues. Victoria Ticha looks at some of the responses

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 June 2018
Have schemes become unintentionally locked into RPI?
Have schemes become unintentionally locked into RPI?

Research suggests the industry believes schemes have been unintentionally locked into using the higher inflation measure but many remain unsure about an override. Victoria Ticha takes a closer look

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 June 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included an article on how the government will have to justify proposed changes to the state pension age after a Prospect petition secured over 12,000 signatures.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2018
Smart Pension trustees fined for failing to report unpaid contributions following TPR probe
Smart Pension trustees fined for failing to report unpaid contributions following TPR probe

Smart Pension failed to report the fact it had not collected or invested nearly £900,000 of pension contributions on behalf of its members, an investigation by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has found.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2018
PSIG launches updated code of practice to fight evolving pension scams
PSIG launches updated code of practice to fight evolving pension scams

The Pension Scams Industry Group (PSIG) has updated its voluntary code of practice in a bid to help prevent members falling victim to evolving pension scams.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 June 2018
How trustees can prepare for the transaction cost disclosure regulations
How trustees can prepare for the transaction cost disclosure regulations

The FCA introduced new regulations around the measurement and disclosure of transaction costs in January. Jon Parker looks at how trustees should respond.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 June 2018
Aliaxis scheme completes £85m buy-in with Just Group
Aliaxis scheme completes £85m buy-in with Just Group

The Aliaxis UK Defined Benefit Pension Scheme has completed a buy-in transaction with Just Group totalling £85m, structured across two tranches of pensions in payment.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 21 June 2018
TPR suspends trustee after police investigation into fraud
TPR suspends trustee after police investigation into fraud

A trustee of the Optimum Retirement Benefits Plan has been suspended by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) following the launch of a police investigation into a suspected liberation scam.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 June 2018
Hermes launch carbon tool to track fund's level of risk and engagement
Hermes launch carbon tool to track fund's level of risk and engagement

Hermes Investment Management has launched an environment, social and governance (ESG) tool in a bid to improve carbon risk engagement with investee companies.

  • Investment
  • 20 June 2018
BBC Pension Scheme appoints chair designate
BBC Pension Scheme appoints chair designate

Catherine Claydon has been appointed as independent trustee at the £16bn BBC Pension Scheme, and is expected to replace chair Bill Matthews when he steps down in December after seven years.

  • Appointments
  • 19 June 2018
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