Defined Benefit

If structured correctly longevity swaps should not form a barrier to schemes going on to do buy-ins or buyouts according to Murray Blake.

Details are emerging of a cost transparency and disclosure code for asset managers that invest on behalf of the local government pension scheme (LGPS).

Trustees must accept there is no standard, one-way approach to guaranteed minimum pension (GMP) reconciliation, according to Helen Powell.

Aon Hewitt service lead for GMP reconciliation Matt Ashton-Smith talks about GMP reconciliation and asks why it is now the biggest project priority for schemes

This week we want to know how trustees can avoid group think scenarios and if more data on how people make pension decisions would lead to better legislation.

Trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes are failing to challenge their consultants on investment advice, according to research by SEI and IFF Research.

All open defined benefit schemes in the FTSE 250 are set to close within 12 months, according to JLT Employee Benefits (EB).

Transfer values have fallen to their lowest point for almost a year, according to Xafinity.

Gerald Wellesley has been appointed a director at HR Trustees where he will help the firm grow its professional trustee services.

The Pensions Institute has predicted there will be rapid growth in medically underwritten bulk annuities as schemes turn to ‘top-sliced' deals and traditional insurers get into the market.