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      This PP Talks webinar will ask how fiduciary managers coped with the Covid-19 challenge, how fiduciary management clients generally fared, and the outlook for the year ahead.

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      This webinar will help trustees and pension managers look at the challenges facing open DB schemes, specifically looking at the issues they could face as a result of The Pension Regulator’s new Funding Code of Practice and asking how this could affect the affordability of benefits, future service contributions, investment strategy and benefit design.

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      The pandemic has affected the retirement plans of many. Some have been forced into an early retirement because of redundancy, whilst others have delayed retirement due to their pension losing value. Those who have struggled with a reduced household income, have even been dipping into their pensions whilst still working to make up for the shortfall.This webinar will uncover the steps that can be taken to support pension scheme members in the lead up to and at retirement.

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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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Club Vita

CMI data shows further mortality improvements
CMI data shows further mortality improvements

Pension schemes face higher liabilities as improvements in mortality rates trend towards their highest level in a decade.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 October 2019
'Healthy' life expectancy falls for women but improves for men
'Healthy' life expectancy falls for women but improves for men

Females can expect to live a greater number of years in poor health than males, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for 2015 to 2017.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 December 2018
Rising life expectancy among affluent men could put pressure on DB schemes
Rising life expectancy among affluent men could put pressure on DB schemes

Life expectancy amongst affluent men is rising faster than any other group, according to analysis by the Pension and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and Club Vita.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 June 2017
UK pension shortfall to hit £26trn by 2050
UK pension shortfall to hit £26trn by 2050

A $224trn (£174.2trn) combined deficit could hit the six largest pension systems if action is not taken now to address longevity risk, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned.

  • Industry
  • 30 May 2017
State Pension Age - it's time to get real
State Pension Age - it's time to get real

Steven Baxter believes we need a reality check when it comes to talking about the state pension age

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 February 2017
'Unnecessarily prudent' longevity estimates cost DB schemes £25bn
'Unnecessarily prudent' longevity estimates cost DB schemes £25bn

The collective defined benefit (DB) deficit could be slashed by £25bn if schemes used more accurate longevity assumptions, according to Club Vita.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 January 2017
Club Vita and L&G launch automated longevity swap pricing
Club Vita and L&G launch automated longevity swap pricing

Club Vita has joined forces with Legal & General (L&G) to make longevity insurance solutions more accessible for smaller defined benefit (DB) pension schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 28 July 2016
The future for longevity risk management
The future for longevity risk management

The UK has a sophisticated longevity risk management market but it will need to develop further to meet challenges says Charlotte Moore.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 01 June 2016
Aon appoints senior consultant to risk settlement group
Aon appoints senior consultant to risk settlement group

Matthew Fletcher has been made a senior consultant in Aon Hewitt's risk settlement group.

  • Appointments
  • 23 May 2016
RAC Pension Scheme completes £600m longevity swap

The RAC (2003) Pension Scheme has completed a £600m longevity swap with Scor Se, which could be a watershed in how small schemes manage longevity risk.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 November 2015
Scottish pensioners to enjoy longer retirements than UK peers

Scottish pensioners spend more time in retirement than their English or Welsh counterparts, according to research.

  • Industry
  • 27 April 2015
DB schemes warned not to rely on general longevity trends

Defined benefit (DB) schemes are underestimating liabilities by 1% by failing to take into account the varying rate of longevity improvements in the population, according to a ground breaking study.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 November 2014
BT's £16bn longevity swap opens the door for more mega deals

Jack Jones looks at the implications of a record-breaking exercise

  • Risk Reduction
  • 08 July 2014
Members who retire later live longer: Club Vita

The later scheme members retire, the longer they are likely to live according to research carried out by Club Vita.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 January 2014
L&G teams up with Club Vita for longevity analysis

Legal & General's (L&G) bulk annuity business has entered into a partnership with Club Vita to share longevity data and expertise.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 03 December 2013
Deutsche Bank launches longevity swap alternative

Deutsche Bank has launched a range of longevity indices it says will enable schemes to hedge longevity risk more quickly and cheaply.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 05 November 2013
What trustees can do to address increasing longevity

Hymans Robertson longevity consultant Andrew Gaches explores the latest trends in life expectancy.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 March 2013
Census reveals 50% rise in men over 90

The first data released from the 2011 census has confirmed there is a huge increase in people expected to reach traditional retirement age over the next few years.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 July 2012
Club Vita and Deutsche Borse longevity index targets smaller schemes

Club Vita and Deutsche Borse have launched a range of longevity indices in a bid to expand the longevity swap market and open it up to smaller schemes.

  • Insurance
  • 16 March 2012
Bosses fail to address increasing scheme member longevity

Some of the country's largest firms are ignoring the threat of increased member longevity and have failed to increase their assumptions, analysis of accounts reveals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 October 2011
Updated longevity figures could add 5% to scheme liabilities

Scheme liabilities could soar after the Office for National Statistics published updated longevity figures showing increases in life expectancy.

  • Industry
  • 19 October 2011
Webb longevity debate overly focused on averages

Moves by pension minister Steve Webb to simplify the state pension are risking discrimination against poorer parts of society, longevity experts say.

  • Industry
  • 11 August 2011
Schemes could be hit with 'unpleasant' longevity surprise at triennial valuations

Rising longevity still poses a risk despite some schemes having their fingers burnt at successive valuations, Club Vita warns.

  • Risk Management
  • 14 April 2011
Increased longevity sends liabilities soaring by £50bn

Changes to longevity assumptions for the latest round of triennial valuations have sent defined benefit scheme liabilities soaring by £50bn, longevity experts say.

  • Industry
  • 08 December 2010
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