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What trustees looking to transfer to superfunds should consider
What trustees looking to transfer to superfunds should consider

Caroline Kurup explores the latest TPR guidance on superfund transfers and what scheme trustees should be considering

  • Law and Regulation
  • 22 October 2020
Schemes must meet three gateway principles for superfund transfers
Schemes must meet three gateway principles for superfund transfers

Pension scheme trustees and sponsors should only seek to transfer members’ benefits to a defined benefit (DB) consolidator if there is no “realistic prospect of buyout in the foreseeable future”, The Pensions Regulator (TPR) says.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 21 October 2020
Second pensions bill expected in this parliament
Second pensions bill expected in this parliament

A second pensions bill is likely during the “life of this parliament”, according to pensions and financial inclusion minister Guy Opperman.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 14 October 2020
Overloaded bulk annuity market to kickstart superfunds
Overloaded bulk annuity market to kickstart superfunds

A burgeoning superfund market could be on the cards within three years as defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees and sponsors face myriad legislative, economic, and capacity issues, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 14 September 2020
Covid-19 pushes endgame back by 18 months
Covid-19 pushes endgame back by 18 months

Defined benefit (DB) schemes will have to wait an extra year and a half on average to agree a buyout compared to their pre-Covid-19 endgame journey plans, Barnett Waddingham estimates.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 August 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Superfunds could complete multi-billion deals this year
EXCLUSIVE: Superfunds could complete multi-billion deals this year

Superfunds could be on course to complete multi-billion-pound transfers of defined benefit (DB) funds by the end of this year, Isio says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 July 2020
PIC calls for creation of compulsory not-for-profit consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
PIC calls for creation of compulsory not-for-profit consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes

Pension Insurance Corporation has reiterated its call for the establishment of a new consolidation vehicle, run by a not-for-profit agency, to target smaller underfunded schemes with weak sponsors.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 24 June 2020
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now

With the launch of an interim regime, the consolidation market is set to take off. But before superfunds begin taking on schemes, the regulator must have 'rigour and understanding' of the market, David Fairs tells James Phillips.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 June 2020
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?
Superfunds: Schemes of steel?

As an interim regime for consolidators is launched, Emma Watkins looks at how to enhance protection of members’ benefits.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 19 June 2020
Coronavirus crisis underscores urgent need for superfunds
Coronavirus crisis underscores urgent need for superfunds

As new figures from the Pension Protection Fund show the shortfall of final salary schemes in deficit grew to £256.4bn during April, Joe Dabrowski examines how the superfund structure could help…if only we had one.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 21 May 2020
DB consolidation: Weighing up the options
DB consolidation: Weighing up the options

A panel of experts have shared their views on how DB schemes can make good consolidation decisions. Kim Kaveh reports from the PLSA’s annual conference .

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 October 2019
Clara: 'Shadow market' is huge for DB consolidation
Clara: 'Shadow market' is huge for DB consolidation

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.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 22 October 2019
Pensions bill possible as date set for Queen's Speech
Pensions bill possible as date set for Queen's Speech

Boris Johnson's government will deliver its first Queen's Speech on 14 October, the prime minister has announced.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 28 August 2019
Webinar: Clara Pensions, KPMG and The Pension Superfund discuss DB consolidation
Webinar: Clara Pensions, KPMG and The Pension Superfund discuss DB consolidation

In this webinar, panellists discuss some of the key questions around defined benefit consolidation, including what it is trying to achieve and the suitability of various models.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 July 2019
Trustees 'could miss chance' to boost member security from lack of superfund awareness
Trustees 'could miss chance' to boost member security from lack of superfund awareness

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.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 March 2019
Employer covenant is top risk facing DB schemes amid Brexit concerns, finds PTL
Employer covenant is top risk facing DB schemes amid Brexit concerns, finds PTL

Concern about the potential impact on employer covenants has been rated the top risk for defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to a PTL survey.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 March 2019
Clara secures £225m backing from TPG Sixth Street Partners
Clara secures £225m backing from TPG Sixth Street Partners

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.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 December 2018
PPF confirms levy for 2019/20; Confirms methodology for commercial consolidators
PPF confirms levy for 2019/20; Confirms methodology for commercial consolidators

The Pension Protection Fund has published its final levy rules for 2019/20 following a consultation launched in September.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 December 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included the Department for Work and Pensions issuing two separate consultations on the pensions dashboard and defined benefit consolidation.

  • Industry
  • 07 December 2018
TPR to supervise DB consolidators seeking to enter the market
TPR to supervise DB consolidators seeking to enter the market

Defined benefit (DB) superfunds that wish to enter the market must talk to The Pensions Regulator (TPR) about their plans before opening for business.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 December 2018
Three to five years until CDC is up and running, says industry
Three to five years until CDC is up and running, says industry

It will take between three and five years before collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes are up and running, despite the government launching a consultation on the provision.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 12 November 2018
A guide to running off mature schemes
A guide to running off mature schemes

John McAleer sets out four areas where a change in approach to managing mature pension funds could lead to better outcomes for members, trustees and sponsors.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 October 2018
PLSA urges Hammond to address five pensions priorities in Budget
PLSA urges Hammond to address five pensions priorities in Budget

The government needs to boost pension schemes' access to illiquid investments, remedy the net-pay tax relief anomaly, and focus on securing a "successful Brexit" for pensions in its upcoming Budget, says the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA)....

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 October 2018
PP research: Struggling businesses should not be allowed to suspend AE contributions
PP research: Struggling businesses should not be allowed to suspend AE contributions

Most respondents in this week's Pensions Buzz do not think businesses should be able suspend AE contributions if in financial distress.

  • Industry
  • 21 September 2018
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