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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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Spring Statement lacks pensions policies but reduces index-linked gilt issuance
Spring Statement lacks pensions policies but reduces index-linked gilt issuance

Philip Hammond's Spring Statement was empty of any direct pension news as the Treasury sought to avoid major policy announcements.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 March 2019
Spring Statement: OBR revises down 2019 growth forecast as Hammond eyes Brexit 'deal dividend'
Spring Statement: OBR revises down 2019 growth forecast as Hammond eyes Brexit 'deal dividend'

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is set to grow by 1.2% in 2019, less than the 1.3% forecast in the 2018 Autumn Budget, but the economy will expand over the each of the next five year's, Chancellor Philip Hammond said in today's Spring Statement.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 March 2019
AE, net pay and the pensions dashboard - a Spring Statement wishlist
AE, net pay and the pensions dashboard - a Spring Statement wishlist

The Spring Statement is likely to be overshadowed by Brexit but there is still much to do in pensions. Kim Kaveh and Holly Roach take a look at the industry's wishlist.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 13 March 2019
PLSA gives up seat on PensionsEurope board
PLSA gives up seat on PensionsEurope board

The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has lost its place on the PensionsEurope board after downgrading its status ahead of Brexit.

  • Industry
  • 11 March 2019
No-deal Brexit 'could add £140bn' to DB liabilities
No-deal Brexit 'could add £140bn' to DB liabilities

Crashing out of the European Union without a deal could push up UK defined benefit (DB) scheme liabilities by £140bn, says Columbia Threadneedle Investments.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 March 2019
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit

We have gone well past the brink of things not being good and the last 10 years have turned out to be so different relative to what was reasonably predicted, according to Paul Johnson.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 March 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include news that Aon had launched and then abandoned talks with Willis Towers Watson over a potential merger.

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2019
Schemes with 'Brexit Day' valuations must review options, warns Aon
Schemes with 'Brexit Day' valuations must review options, warns Aon

Sponsors and trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes with 31 March valuation dates need to discuss their options given the clash with Brexit, according to Aon.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 March 2019
Aligning pensions admin with the 21st century
Aligning pensions admin with the 21st century

Holly Roach speaks to PASA's Kim Gubler about the year ahead, how technology is developing to help the industry and the benefits of the pensions dashboard.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 11 February 2019
Five action points for pension trustees as Brexit looms
Five action points for pension trustees as Brexit looms

Jonathon Land says 'wait and see' is no longer an option and trustees should be proactive to ensure they are on a robust footing ahead of 29 March

  • Investment
  • 07 February 2019
January sees marginal boost for DB funding levels
January sees marginal boost for DB funding levels

Defined benefit (DB) funding levels improved by just 40 basis points during January, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 February 2019
Treasury launches fresh inquiry into post-Brexit financial regulation as UK enters 'uncharted waters'
Treasury launches fresh inquiry into post-Brexit financial regulation as UK enters 'uncharted waters'

The Treasury Select Committee has launched a new inquiry into the future of the UK's financial services once it has left the European Union.

  • Regulation
  • 25 January 2019
FTSE 100 DB deficit improves by £36bn; Bond allocations rise
FTSE 100 DB deficit improves by £36bn; Bond allocations rise

A number of pension schemes have been prompted to lock in gains with a move into bonds after the estimated deficit across FTSE 100 DB pension schemes improved by £36bn, over the 12 months ending 30 June last year, JLT Employment Benefits found.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 January 2019
What will no-deal Brexit mean for cross-border schemes?
What will no-deal Brexit mean for cross-border schemes?

The government's latest draft no-deal Brexit regulations outline the end of the cross-border regime, but offer no guarantee of protection for members. James Phillips reports.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 January 2019
'These are not normal times': Reaction to May's defeat as attention turns to no-confidence vote
'These are not normal times': Reaction to May's defeat as attention turns to no-confidence vote

Industry commentators are expecting markets to remain volatile as uncertainty continues following the historic defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal on Tuesday night.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 16 January 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories were the DWP fixing the 'nonsensical' no-deal Brexit investment regulations, and the Resolution Foundation urging the government to cap the pension tax-free lump sum at £40,000.

  • Industry
  • 11 January 2019
Why we should be pensions positive in 2019
Why we should be pensions positive in 2019

Despite the gloom around Brexit and all the challenges facing pensions, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful. Top industry commentators tell Stephanie Baxter why there is cause for optimism

  • Industry
  • 08 January 2019
DWP fixes 'nonsensical' no-deal Brexit investment regulations
DWP fixes 'nonsensical' no-deal Brexit investment regulations

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has amended draft no-deal Brexit regulations to remove a provision which would have made scheme investments illegal.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 January 2019
No-deal Brexit could add £219bn to buyout deficit
No-deal Brexit could add £219bn to buyout deficit

Crashing out of the European Union without a deal could cause a 37% increase in the aggregate buyout deficit for defined benefit (DB) schemes, says Cardano.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 December 2018
Bulk annuity deals to reach £30bn in 2019, predicts Willis Towers Watson
Bulk annuity deals to reach £30bn in 2019, predicts Willis Towers Watson

The bulk annuity market is set to grow to historically high levels in 2019 with £30bn worth of deals expected over the year, according to Willis Towers Watson (WTW).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 December 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included proposed draft regulations in a no-deal Brexit which would make scheme investments illegal, and Esther McVey's resignation as secretary of state.

  • Industry
  • 16 November 2018
How no-deal Brexit rules could see schemes in breach of law
How no-deal Brexit rules could see schemes in breach of law

The government has outlined how scheme investment regulations would be changed in the event of a no-deal Brexit. James Phillips explores the impact.

  • Investment
  • 12 November 2018
TPR will not set firm ratio for dividends and DRCs
TPR will not set firm ratio for dividends and DRCs

Employers whose dividend to deficit recovery contribution (DRCs) ratios fall outside the "normal range" should expect to see higher regulatory scrutiny, although no fixed ratio will be set.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 October 2018
Brexit: What to watch out for as talks heat up
Brexit: What to watch out for as talks heat up

Mike Amey of PIMCO looks at how pension schemes can best navigate and prepare for Brexit over the next few weeks and months

  • Investment
  • 17 October 2018
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