Defined Benefit

Defined Benefit

BNY Mellon: Create three LGPS infrastructure super pools

Pooling the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) into six funds is too many to have the scale to tap into a wide range of infrastructure opportunities says BNY Mellon.

clock 17 February 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

FT staff accept deal on pensions

An overwhelming majority of Financial Times (FT) staff have accepted a deal on their pensions after seven months of tension which saw two threats of strike action.

clock 17 February 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Resolution Foundation: pensioner income climbs 22% since 2002

The average pensioner's income has risen by more than a fifth since 2002 while working-age incomes remained broadly stagnant at around 2% says the Resolution Foundation.

clock 16 February 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Have your say: Should government ban LGPS from politically motivated divestment?

This week we want to know if the government should ban the LGPS from taking part in politically motivated divestment campaigns and whether your DB scheme is cash flow negative.

clock 15 February 2016 • 1 min read

Defined Benefit

Employers feel auto-enrolment pinch

Seven in ten (70%) employers are being financially squeezed by auto-enrolment costs according to a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

clock 15 February 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

M&S agrees with trustees to raise DB contributions for future service

Marks and Spencer has reached an agreement with the trustees of its defined benefit (DB) pension scheme to increase annual cash contributions for future service by £15m.

clock 12 February 2016 • 1 min read

Risk Management

Trustees unprepared for cash flow negative scenario

Trustees have yet to prioritise cash management despite the fact that half of FTSE350 defined benefit (DB) schemes are turning cash flow negative, according to Hymans Robertson.

clock 12 February 2016 • 3 min read

Law and Regulation

Seven in ten schemes not integrated risk management

Just 30% of defined benefit (DB) pension funds have developed an integrated approach to risk management, according to a survey by Xafinity.

clock 11 February 2016 • 2 min read

Defined Benefit

Two thirds of millennials not saving into workplace pensions

Just one third of 18-24 year-olds are in a workplace pension, suggesting much more action is needed according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

clock 10 February 2016 • 3 min read

Investment

Berkshire pension fund in talks with Lancashire/LPFA pool

The £1.7bn Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund is in discussions to join the investment pool set up by London Pensions Fund Authority (LPFA) and Lancashire County Council Pension Fund.

clock 10 February 2016 • 2 min read
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