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      This concise half-day event will explore a variety of different issues affecting scheme managers, through a combination of informative presentations and interactive panel debates, including GMP equalisation, the pensions dashboard, the accuracy and quality of members data and the latest trends in scheme administration.

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ECPA issues warning over changes to sponsor longevity assumptions
ECPA issues warning over changes to sponsor longevity assumptions

Schemes need to dynamically and closely monitor the position of their employer covenant and its corporate longevity, ensuring the assessment is not conducted in isolation, the Employer Covenant Practitioners Association (ECPA) says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 January 2021
Hymans Robertson and Isio appointed to Scottish Enterprise Scheme
Hymans Robertson and Isio appointed to Scottish Enterprise Scheme

The Scottish Enterprise Pension & Life Assurance Scheme (SEPLAS) has appointed Hymans Robertson and Isio following a formal tender process.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 January 2021
Managing operational and costs considerations is key to overall success
Managing operational and costs considerations is key to overall success

Marian Elliott looks at the key factors for reaching schemes’ set goals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 December 2020
Aon: 'Wave' of pension schemes closures expected in 2021
Aon: 'Wave' of pension schemes closures expected in 2021

The market events of 2020 could lead to a “fresh wave” of benefit reviews by UK companies and subsequent pension schemes closures, Aon says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 December 2020
PPF confirms key support measures for levy payers
PPF confirms key support measures for levy payers

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has confirmed a number of key measures to support levy payers following support from its recent consultation on the introduction of a tapered approach.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 December 2020
Playing to win: How to prepare for the endgame
Playing to win: How to prepare for the endgame

More and more pension schemes are approaching their endgame. Tony Baily and Lucy Barron explore how trustees can prepare, what tools can be used and how fiduciary management can help schemes get there with more certainty.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 December 2020
Is government trying to end open DB?
Is government trying to end open DB?

With a total market value of over £2trn, defined benefit (DB) pensions are an enormous financial resource, says Baroness Ros Altmann. But quantitative easing (QE) has caused significant damage to pension funding.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 December 2020
DB funding - November 2020: Deficit plummets by £47bn in positive month for markets
DB funding - November 2020: Deficit plummets by £47bn in positive month for markets

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the November 2020 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 December 2020
Aon flags pension scheme woes ahead of corporate insolvency protection lift
Aon flags pension scheme woes ahead of corporate insolvency protection lift

Pensions schemes with sponsors facing severe economic difficulties due to Covid-19 must prepare for the lifting of temporary protections from corporate insolvency at the end of the year, Aon says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 December 2020
Lady Green brings forward £50m DRC as The Pension Superfund eyes Arcadia schemes
Lady Green brings forward £50m DRC as The Pension Superfund eyes Arcadia schemes

Lady Tina Green has agreed to pay a £50m deficit recovery contribution (DRC) to Arcadia’s pension schemes earlier than scheduled.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 December 2020
Purple Book reveals scheme funding has worsened, but PPF remains confident of success
Purple Book reveals scheme funding has worsened, but PPF remains confident of success

Scheme funding in the defined benefit (DB) universe has worsened, but the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) remains confident it can tackle the challenges ahead, it says as it launches its 2020 Purple Book.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 December 2020
Debenhams schemes remain in PPF assessment after rescue attempt fails
Debenhams schemes remain in PPF assessment after rescue attempt fails

Debenhams’ pension schemes are continuing in Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment after administrators failed to rescue the company from collapse.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 December 2020
Green and TPR urged to find solution for Arcadia scheme members
Green and TPR urged to find solution for Arcadia scheme members

The collapse of Sir Philip Green’s retail giant Arcadia must be met with clear solutions and support for its pension scheme, which looks likely to enter Pension Protection Fund (PPF) assessment, Stephen Timms has said.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 December 2020
Trustees have 'false confidence' in their scheme strategies
Trustees have 'false confidence' in their scheme strategies

Nearly every trustee is confident of the next stage in their scheme’s strategy, despite almost an equal number being forced to consider replacing plans within the prior 12 months, according to research by Barnett Waddingham.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 November 2020
Companies overstate liabilities by £60bn amid Covid deaths
Companies overstate liabilities by £60bn amid Covid deaths

Companies could be overstating their pension liabilities by up to £60bn due to their life expectancy assumptions, according to XPS Pensions Group.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 November 2020
Updated: Landmark GMP ruling 'significant challenge' for schemes
Updated: Landmark GMP ruling 'significant challenge' for schemes

Defined benefit (DB) schemes that provide GMPs must revisit and, where necessary, top-up historic cash equivalent transfer values (CETVs) that have been calculated on an unequal basis, a landmark court judgment said last week.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 23 November 2020
FCA must stop DB transfer history repeating
FCA must stop DB transfer history repeating

Regulators must act now to impose some "proper regulation" to stop another defined benefit (DB) transfer advice disaster, saysTim Sargisson.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 November 2020
DB funds as an economic lever could derail schemes from responsibilities
DB funds as an economic lever could derail schemes from responsibilities

Opportunities for defined benefit (DB) schemes to pursue investment approaches that help repair the UK’s economy cannot stand in the way of improving member outcomes, Aegon says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2020
DB transfer activity rises as 60% show signs of possible scams
DB transfer activity rises as 60% show signs of possible scams

More members transferred out of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in October after September's record lows while values were surprisingly stable, according to XPS Pensions Group's Transfer Watch.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2020
Funding negotiations in uncertain times
Funding negotiations in uncertain times

Joanna Smith says trustees will need to accurately identify if covenant issues are short-term affordability concerns, or the start of more material deterioration.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 November 2020
FCA opened 67 investigations into DB transfer advice over last three years
FCA opened 67 investigations into DB transfer advice over last three years

Consumer complaints against firms for misadvised DB transfers also rising

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 November 2020
Not every McCloud has a silver lining
Not every McCloud has a silver lining

Moira Warner looks at what changes to the Judicial Pension Scheme actually mean.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 November 2020
'Unanswered questions' remain around DB scheme funding
'Unanswered questions' remain around DB scheme funding

Questions remain unanswered around defined benefit (DB) scheme funding, according to analysis by Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 November 2020
DB schemes make gains in Q3 but covenant concerns remain
DB schemes make gains in Q3 but covenant concerns remain

Defined benefit (DB) pension schemes almost recovered to pre-coronavirus levels in the third quarter after strong performance of growth assets and a rise in nominal interest rates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 November 2020
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