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Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Kristian is Senior Correspondent at Professional Pensions covering pensions-related news, commentary and analysis for finance, HR and benefits professionals.

This includes risk reduction, risk management, defined benefit, defined contribution, auto-enrolment, law, legislation and regulation.

Kristian over four years experience as an NCTJ-accredited journalst. He is also a member of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ).

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Articles by Kristian Brunt-Seymour

Defined Benefit

ICI scheme completes £630m buy-in with Scottish Widows

The ICI Pension Fund has completed a £630m buy-in covering over 4,000 of its members with Scottish Widows.

clock 14 June 2016 • 2 min read

Risk Reduction

PIC reinsures £760m longevity risk in Aon plan

Prudential Insurance Company of America (PICA) has completed its third longevity reinsurance deal with the Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) for the Aon Retirement Plan.

clock 13 June 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Contribution

Consumers failing to shop around for drawdown products

Seven in ten people who have accessed their pension since the April freedoms have not looked around for different products, according to Citizens Advice.

clock 13 June 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Should there be a statutory override converting RPI to CPI?

The debate over whether schemes should be able to change statutory pension increases from RPI to CPI continues with calls for a statutory override to be put in place. Kristian Brunt-Seymour considers its feasibility

clock 10 June 2016 • 6 min read

Defined Benefit

Halcrow Pensioners Association question CH2M rescue plan

Proposed plans to curb Halcrow Pension Scheme (HPS) benefits have been called into question by the Halcrow Pensioners Association (HPA).

clock 09 June 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Contribution

Industry believes a service model can achieve better value for money.

Most respondents believe a move away from selling products is essential

clock 09 June 2016 • 4 min read

Defined Benefit

CH2M unveils Halcrow Pension Scheme rescue plan

CH2M has announced proposed plans to curb benefits for the 3,300 members of the beleaguered Halcrow Pension Scheme (HPS).

clock 08 June 2016 • 4 min read

Law and Regulation

Pensions Ombudsman unveils transparency measures

The Pensions Ombudsman Service has started publishing adjudicators' opinions and formal Ombudsman determinations in a bid to be more open, transparent and accountable to the public.

clock 08 June 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Longevity risk biggest concern for pension schemes

Longevity risk remains a top concern for a quarter of pension professionals according to research by State Street.

clock 08 June 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Halcrow Pensioners Association targets TPR

The Halcrow Pensioners Association (HPA) says The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could have done more to help prevent the scheme's spiralling pension deficit.

clock 07 June 2016 • 3 min read
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