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      This webinar will bring together views from actuaries, lawyers, administrators, trustees and data experts to look at the pragmatic, collaborative solutions that are open to schemes to solve the GMP equalisation challenges in 2021. It will assess the individual challenges schemes face with equalisations and provide some practical options that are available to resolve these issues.

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      In this webinar, PP editor Jonathan Stapleton will be joined by BMO’s chief economist Steven Bell and director of fiduciary management, Christy Jesudasan, alongside PTL trustee director Melanie Cusack and Isio’s head of fiduciary management oversight Paula Champion to discuss the significant impact of these themes on the pensions sector.

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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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TPR must 'strike a balance' between tackling deficits and employer support
TPR must 'strike a balance' between tackling deficits and employer support

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must “strike a balance between getting pension scheme deficits tackled swiftly and not pushing so hard as to jeopardise the long-term future of the employer”, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP) senior partner Bob Scott....

  • Industry
  • 20 March 2020
TPR opens 'robust and lengthy debate' on future of DB funding
TPR opens 'robust and lengthy debate' on future of DB funding

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has set out plans for twin-track defined benefit (DB) funding rules mixing clearer regulatory expectations with scheme-specific flexibility.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 03 March 2020
UK retirees outlive their savings by a decade, finds World Economic Forum
UK retirees outlive their savings by a decade, finds World Economic Forum

People retiring in the UK will on average outlive their pension savings by 10 years, according to research by the World Economic Forum (WEF).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 June 2019
Exclusive: LCP appoints first CEO in management structure shake-up
Exclusive: LCP appoints first CEO in management structure shake-up

Lane Clark and Peacock (LCP) has appointed Aaron Punwani as its first chief executive as the firm reshapes its management structure in a bid to support growth and innovation.

  • Industry
  • 28 May 2019
Bob Scott: My pension predictions for 2019
Bob Scott: My pension predictions for 2019

Bob Scott reviews the past year in pensions and makes some predictions for what the industry will see in 2019.

  • Industry
  • 19 December 2018
Do we need an Ofsted-style ratings regime for schemes?
Do we need an Ofsted-style ratings regime for schemes?

Ofsted-style ratings regime for trust-based schemes would provide transparency for members, says Jonathan Stapleton.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 June 2018
TPR needs 'super trustees' to aid struggling schemes
TPR needs 'super trustees' to aid struggling schemes

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) could benefit from having a pool of "super trustees" that can be parachuted into schemes to fix problems when they arise, experts say.

  • Industry
  • 06 June 2018
Less than half of employers support gradual AE contribution increases, finds survey
Less than half of employers support gradual AE contribution increases, finds survey

Fewer than half (44%) of employers oppose increases in minimum automatic enrollment (AE) contributions above 8%, according to an Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) study.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 30 November 2017
One in 20 members request DB transfers, finds research
One in 20 members request DB transfers, finds research

Almost half (47%) of employers say defined benefit (DB) transfer requests exceed 5% of scheme members, an Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) study has found.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 October 2017
DB costs hitting pay and intergenerational equity, employers say
DB costs hitting pay and intergenerational equity, employers say

Over half of employers believe the need to fund defined benefit (DB) schemes is affecting their ability to improve employee pay, a survey by the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has found.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 September 2017
£150bn cash injection over past decade has barely dented FTSE 100 deficits
£150bn cash injection over past decade has barely dented FTSE 100 deficits

The accounting position of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) schemes has worsened from a £12bn surplus to a £17bn deficit over the last 10 years despite mammoth contributions.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 August 2017
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt
Hung parliament leaves pension policy in doubt

The UK has awoken to shock news that the Conservative Party has failed to secure an overall majority, leaving the future government hanging somewhat in the balance.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 09 June 2017
A risk-sharing scheme for Royal Mail - will it catch on?
A risk-sharing scheme for Royal Mail - will it catch on?

A union proposal for Royal Mail to create a risk sharing scheme has brought back the idea of defined ambition. Stephanie Baxter looks at how it would work and if it could set a blueprint for others

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 March 2017
Superfunds: The answer to DB consolidation?
Superfunds: The answer to DB consolidation?

The PLSA's DB taskforce has suggested employers should be able to offload their DB scheme into merged 'superfunds'. James Phillips explores the idea.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 March 2017
ACA: AE to exclude 12 million people by mid-2018
ACA: AE to exclude 12 million people by mid-2018

Millions of low-paid earners and self-employed workers will be missing out on pensions unless the government expands the auto-enrolment (AE) programme, Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) research finds.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 01 February 2017
TTF calls on MPs to launch costs inquiry
TTF calls on MPs to launch costs inquiry

Members of the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) have been urged to set up a broad inquiry into hidden costs and charges faced by pension schemes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 January 2017
ACA reiterates call for independent pensions commission; criticises 'on the hoof' policymaking
ACA reiterates call for independent pensions commission; criticises 'on the hoof' policymaking

The government should establish an independent pensions commission to promote the betterment of private retirement income provision and make recommendations on both state and public sector provision, the Association of Consulting Actuaries says.

  • Industry
  • 01 December 2016
Small businesses call for DB indexation override
Small businesses call for DB indexation override

Over 9 in 10 small businesses support a call for the government to introduce a statutory override for scheme indexation, a survey has found.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 October 2016
Change to statutory indexation and scheme valuation method needed, WPC told
Change to statutory indexation and scheme valuation method needed, WPC told

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) needs a more preventative and flexible approach to protect the Pension Protection Fund (PPF), the Work and Pensions Committee (WPC) has been told.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 September 2016
ACA: Flexible state pension access for all is impractical
ACA: Flexible state pension access for all is impractical

The Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned a system allowing all people within a certain age range to access the state pension flexibly would be unworkable.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 September 2016
DB contributions at highest level in any year since 2009
DB contributions at highest level in any year since 2009

Sponsor contribution levels for the FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) schemes are the highest since 2009 according to an LCP survey.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 16 August 2016
Speculation over DB transfer ban could lead to 'rush for the door'
Speculation over DB transfer ban could lead to 'rush for the door'

Rumours about the government banning members from transferring their defined benefit (DB) pensions will only fuel the fire, the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) has warned.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 August 2016
BHS report must inspire hard thinking about DB sustainability
BHS report must inspire hard thinking about DB sustainability

Fresh thinking is needed to make defined benefit (DB) schemes sustainable in wake of MPs' damning conclusions on British Home Stores (BHS), according to experts.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 July 2016
Should there be a statutory override converting RPI to CPI?
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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 June 2016
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