Clara
Risk Reduction
Many schemes are actively thinking about defined benefit (DB) consolidation and are waiting in the wings for the superfunds to prove themselves before engaging, Clara says.
22 October 2019
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pension Superfund has signed its second deal, agreeing to take on £300m of defined benefit (DB) liabilities from an unnamed pension scheme.
29 July 2019
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Three in five trustees have not heard of Clara Pensions, one of two defined benefit (DB) consolidators to have launched since last year's government white paper.
20 March 2019
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3 min read
Appointments
Defined benefit (DB) scheme consolidator Clara Pensions has appointed Steve Groves to its corporate board.
28 February 2019
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Some 52% of pension professionals believe superfunds will become a commonplace solution for certain defined benefit (DB) schemes, a Lincoln Pensions survey finds.
28 January 2019
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Redington has unveiled a report asking if DB consolidation is good for schemes and members. Kim Kaveh looks at the detail.
10 January 2019
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Defined benefit (DB) consolidator Clara will get up to £500m of capital backing from global credit investment firm TPG Sixth Street Partners (TSSP), paving the way for its first deals.
19 December 2018
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
A regime similar to that for defined contribution (DC) master trusts will be set up for regulating defined benefit (DB) consolidators under plans announced today.
07 December 2018
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
Nine in 10 FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could pay off their IAS19 deficit with less than six months of earnings, according to Hymans Robertson.
04 December 2018
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3 min read
Industry
This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions launching a consultation on collective defined contribution pension schemes.
09 November 2018
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1 min read
