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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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      Professional Pensions is hosting this concise digital event on the 25th March to provide a crucial update on where the current regulation stands on DB Consolidators, assess the different models available, what the expected funding levels are and the governance requirements. This event will be a combination of short presentations followed by live Q&A’s with our expert speakers allowing plenty of time to answer your questions.

      • Date: 25 Mar 2021
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      The Sustainable Investment Festival will run online from 22-24 June and will include thought-provoking presentations from renowned keynote speakers, innovative breakout events and sessions specifically tailored to meet the information needs of fund selectors, financial advisers, pension consultants, trustees and scheme managers.

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      The UK Pensions Awards – now in their 24th year – remain the industry's most prestigious accolades. They shine the light on excellence and recognise the advisers, providers and investment managers that offer the highest level of innovation, performance and service to occupational pension schemes and their members, and have done the most to improve this over the past year.

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      In 2015 George Osborne, then the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, decided that those age over 55 could take much more of their pension in cash. This has since opened up a range of possibilities for DC scheme members in the world of pensions.

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Industry Voice: GMP Equalisation - up to 1.5 million scheme members are due back payments, some are owed up to £25,000
Industry Voice: GMP Equalisation - up to 1.5 million scheme members are due back payments, some are owed up to £25,000

  • Investment
  • 12 November 2020
Chappell faces fourth bankruptcy to pay BHS contributions
Chappell faces fourth bankruptcy to pay BHS contributions

Former BHS owner Dominic Chappell potentially faces his fourth personal bankruptcy in order to pay £9.5m of contributions he owes to the failed retailer’s pension schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 November 2020
DB funding - October 2020: Small rise in PPF 7800 deficit as second Covid-19 wave sets in
DB funding - October 2020: Small rise in PPF 7800 deficit as second Covid-19 wave sets in

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 November 2020
Aligning your portfolio with your goals
Aligning your portfolio with your goals

Marian Elliott says a strategic framework can help trustees meet their objectives, and allow schemes to cope if things go wrong.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 November 2020
Partner Insight: Using DB schemes to improve outcomes from redundancy
Partner Insight: Using DB schemes to improve outcomes from redundancy

As the economic consequences of COVID-19 continue to bite, many employers are making difficult decisions in relation to the size and shape of their workforce. At the same time, job prospects for those who find themselves unemployed are bleak – many older...

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 November 2020
What will the 2020 Growth Plan valuation mean for employers?
What will the 2020 Growth Plan valuation mean for employers?

Chris Hawley, Jonathan Hazlett and Joe Webster look at what the potential outcome of TPT’s Growth Plan’s 2020 valuation could mean for participating employers.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 November 2020
'Wake-up call' to fiduciary managers as one-third of schemes switch providers following retender
'Wake-up call' to fiduciary managers as one-third of schemes switch providers following retender

Just over one-third (36%) of schemes retendering for full fiduciary management services are switching providers, latest analysis by Isio reveals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 November 2020
PIC invests £40m in London property development
PIC invests £40m in London property development

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has invested £40m in debt issued by the Royal College of Surgeons in England to finance the redevelopment of its London headquarters.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 November 2020
FCA issues data request to 65 advisers over Rolls Royce DB pension scheme
FCA issues data request to 65 advisers over Rolls Royce DB pension scheme

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a data request to 65 financial advisers who advised on transfers from the Rolls-Royce defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 October 2020
'Mothballing': A guide for trustees
'Mothballing': A guide for trustees

Jo Myerson looks what trustees should be considering if their sponsor decides to temporarily shut its doors.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 October 2020
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?
How should trustees consider climate risks to sponsor covenants?

UK pension schemes are working hard to counter climate risks across investment portfolios, but the assessment of climate risks to sponsor covenant must be a key focus of schemes’ broader risk assessment, says Michael Bushnell.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 October 2020
Two-in-three DB sponsors issue profit warnings in 2020
Two-in-three DB sponsors issue profit warnings in 2020

“Mounting red flags of financial stress” have meant almost two-thirds of listed companies with defined benefit (DB) schemes have issued profit warnings this year, EY says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 October 2020
Recovery end plan dates lengthened by just one third of DB schemes
Recovery end plan dates lengthened by just one third of DB schemes

Only one third of defined benefit (DB) schemes lengthened their recovery plan end dates in 2019, according to research by Hymans Robertson.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 October 2020
Hargreaves Lansdown remains slowest on pension transfers
Hargreaves Lansdown remains slowest on pension transfers

Hargreaves Lansdown has been named as the slowest provider to switch pensions through the Origo transfer service.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 October 2020
Regulator's gateway guidance could set 'too high a hurdle' for superfunds
Regulator's gateway guidance could set 'too high a hurdle' for superfunds

Regulatory guidance “could set too high a hurdle” for superfunds, Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) warns.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 October 2020
TPR: Just 4% of schemes have agreed DRC deferrals
TPR: Just 4% of schemes have agreed DRC deferrals

Around one in 25 pension schemes have made use of regulatory easements to deficit recovery contribution (DRC) payment schedules, according to The Pensions Regulator (TPR).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 October 2020
Justin Corliss: Making the case for partial DB transfers
Justin Corliss: Making the case for partial DB transfers

Half-way house

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 October 2020
DB funding - September 2020: PPF 7800 records £26bn deficit increase
DB funding - September 2020: PPF 7800 records £26bn deficit increase

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 October 2020
The unstoppable force paradox: Supply and demand in the DB transfer market
The unstoppable force paradox: Supply and demand in the DB transfer market

Philip Dickinson looks at the impact of Covid-19 on the transfer market and how schemes and advisers can support members.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 October 2020
PPF probability of success drops to lowest ever level as reserves plummet by 16%
PPF probability of success drops to lowest ever level as reserves plummet by 16%

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has an 83% probability of success for its target of being self-sufficient by 2030 as of March this year, a six percentage point drop from 2019.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 October 2020
PPF drops multi-year approach to cut levy to lowest since 2006/07
PPF drops multi-year approach to cut levy to lowest since 2006/07

Around 2,000 small schemes could see their levies cut as the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) consults on introducing a tapered approach to its risk-based levy while temporarily dropping its multi-year approach.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 September 2020
Mothercare forced to backtrack on pension payments after Covid-19 pressures
Mothercare forced to backtrack on pension payments after Covid-19 pressures

Mothercare has negotiated an extension to its scheme contributions schedule with a significant level of deficit expected following the offloading of its UK business last November.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 September 2020
Why schemes must avoid overreacting to disrupted CMI Model
Why schemes must avoid overreacting to disrupted CMI Model

While the CMI Model of longevity improvements has proved reliable, Covid-19 threatens to cause it to show an unrealistic falls in life expectancy. Tim Gordon explains why the industry should not overreact

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 September 2020
Ultra-low interest rates and QE 'broke 4% drawdown rule'
Ultra-low interest rates and QE 'broke 4% drawdown rule'

The 4% rule of thumb often used to define a sustainable approach for drawdown in retirement is no longer fit for purpose due to prevailing and sustained market conditions, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 21 September 2020
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