COVID-19
Professional Pensions and Mercer Deskflix Event: Covid-19
Dealing with the impacts. The event examines how the pandemic has amplified some of the challenges DB and DC pension schemes have to overcome, and how you’ll now need to rise to a new set of challenges that, whilst created by Covid-19, are probably here to stay.
Defined Benefit
Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the April 2020 estimates on the various measures…
12 May 2020
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4 min read
Defined Benefit
The economic crisis provoked by Covid-19 led to a 5.1 percentage point fall in the average defined benefit (DB) funding position in the first three months of 2020, according to Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM).
11 May 2020
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1 min read
Industry
While the Covid-19 pandemic will see many feel the pinch on their pension savings, it has the potential to drive real positives in the workplace, says Malcolm McLean.
11 May 2020
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3 min read
Industry
The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.
07 May 2020
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
Pension scheme trustees considering requests by employers to delay contributions into defined benefit (DB) schemes need more stringent plans for how contributions will be ‘switched on’ again, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).
06 May 2020
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2 min read
Industry
Deloitte has launched a consultation with employees in plans to slash employer pension contributions by nearly two-thirds for 12 months.
05 May 2020
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1 min read
Defined Contribution
While furloughed workers are still entitled to pension contributions, Justin Corliss says employers must consider the impact of Covid-19 on their duties.
05 May 2020
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3 min read
Law and Regulation
The government has been urged to extend the scheme pays deadline for NHS Pension Scheme members in light of the Covid-19 crisis.
04 May 2020
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The proportion of defined benefit (DB) schemes closed to future accrual has increased by 18 percentage points over the last five years, according to Barnett Waddingham.
04 May 2020
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2 min read
