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      Professional Pensions Defined Contribution virtual event, hopes to take stock of the last year, and ask the important questions; are members saving enough and have we improved the member journey at retirement? This two part digital event will provide you with the latest thinking and innovation in the DC market during our snappy 15 minute presentations, with plenty of time to ask questions during our live speaker Q&A.

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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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      Webinar: The challenges facing open DB schemes

      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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    • How DC schemes can gain exposure to different asset classes in a low-return environment

      So far, DC plans have largely been focused on the onset of auto-enrolment and changes to the regulatory framework - be it the ‘charge cap,' ‘pension freedoms' or consultations around ‘value for money', says Annabel Tonry, Executive Director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).

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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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De-risking

Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer
Getting a better bulk annuity price from your insurer

Nimble footwork enables small schemes to compete with the big boys in the buyout market, says Stephanie Hawthorne.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 12 March 2020
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities
PIC posts record year for bulk annuities

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) insured £7.2bn of scheme liabilities over the course of 2019, recording more new business than in any year prior.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 January 2020
Just Group exploring DB de-risking partnership while bulk annuity deals fall
Just Group exploring DB de-risking partnership while bulk annuity deals fall

Just Group is exploring a defined benefit (DB) de-risking partnering approach as part of the development of a capital light fee business, according to its half-year results.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 September 2019
Scottish Widows completes buy-ins totalling £830m with Peugeot and QinetiQ
Scottish Widows completes buy-ins totalling £830m with Peugeot and QinetiQ

Scottish Widows has completed two bulk annuity transactions totalling £830m, insuring benefits for the Peugeot Advanced Pension Plan and the QinetiQ Pension Scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 10 April 2019
Let's make discretionary increases fashionable again
Let's make discretionary increases fashionable again

Hilary Salt asks if it is legitimate for trustees who have a fiduciary duty to members to assume that surplus should only be spent on locking in to lower returns

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 February 2019
What does 2019 hold in store for DB pensions?
What does 2019 hold in store for DB pensions?

Buck's David Piltz says the industry was shaped by several developments in 2018, many of which will continue to influence the sector this year.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 07 January 2019
FTSE 100 schemes increase bond allocation to de-risk
FTSE 100 schemes increase bond allocation to de-risk

Two-thirds of FTSE 100 DB schemes invest more than 50% of assets in bonds to tackle investment mismatching, according to JLT research. Victoria Ticha takes a closer look

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 August 2018
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC
Civil Aviation Authority completes £60m pension buy-in with PIC

Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC) has completed a £60m buy-in deal for the Civil Aviation Authority's defined benefit (DB) scheme.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 23 July 2018
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC
600 Group enters £201m buyout with PIC

Trustees of the 600 Group's defined benefit (DB) pension scheme have agreed to a £201m buyout with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 July 2018
BMO combines credit with LDI to simplify de-risking
BMO combines credit with LDI to simplify de-risking

Funds that match and link credit with liability-driven investing (LDI) have been launched by BMO Global Asset Management in a bid to simplify the process of de-risking defined benefit (DB) schemes.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 July 2018
PA Pension Scheme completes £850m buyout with PIC
PA Pension Scheme completes £850m buyout with PIC

PA Consulting has completed a full buyout of its £850m scheme with Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 July 2018
Pensions regulation is too prescriptive, say respondents
Pensions regulation is too prescriptive, say respondents

Majority of respondents agree with the PLSA that regulation is too micro-managerial

  • Industry
  • 03 May 2018
Zurich names first head of longevity risk transfer
Zurich names first head of longevity risk transfer

Greg Wenzerul has been appointed Zurich's first head of longevity risk transfer, as it seeks to grow its business in the market.

  • Appointments
  • 12 April 2018
Prudential sells £12bn annuity book to Rothesay Life
Prudential sells £12bn annuity book to Rothesay Life

Prudential has sold £12bn in annuity assets to reinsurance business Rothesay Life as part of its M&G demerger announced today.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 14 March 2018
Aon grows risk settlement team with hire from Scottish Widows
Aon grows risk settlement team with hire from Scottish Widows

Aon has appointed Mike Edwards as a partner in its risk settlement team to support the growth of its business offerings in the UK.

  • Appointments
  • 06 March 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include articles about the CMI's latest mortality projections model and its accompanying report, which show a clear trend in life expectancy.

  • Industry
  • 02 March 2018
WPP completes £140m buy-in deal with PIC to insure five schemes
WPP completes £140m buy-in deal with PIC to insure five schemes

Five schemes sponsored by advertising firm WPP have completed a buy-in with Pension Insurance Corporation - insuring £140m of pensioner and deferred liabilities.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 07 February 2018
Investor confidence rose in January; Growing appetite for risk amid global growth
Investor confidence rose in January; Growing appetite for risk amid global growth

Investor confidence in Europe rose by 16.0 points in January with each region showing growing appetite for risk, according to research by State Street Global Exchange.

  • Investment
  • 31 January 2018
National pensions debate needed before de-risking bubble bursts
National pensions debate needed before de-risking bubble bursts

A national debate is needed to consider whether the investment approach of defined benefit (DB) schemes is storing up problems for the future, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) president Sir Brian Souter has said.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 04 December 2017
DB schemes insuring wrong tranche of members in buy-ins
DB schemes insuring wrong tranche of members in buy-ins

Trustees are increasingly using buy-ins to reduce pensioner liabilities. But, as James Phillips discovers, they could be failing to extract maximum value from these deals.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 14 August 2017
Only a third of schemes have formal de-risking journeys
Only a third of schemes have formal de-risking journeys

More than half (55%) of defined benefit (DB) schemes are now cashflow negative, yet many do not have formal de-risking plans, according to research.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 05 June 2017
Cancer Research completes £250m buy-in with Canada Life
Cancer Research completes £250m buy-in with Canada Life

The trustees of the Cancer Research UK Pension Scheme have signed a £250m pensioner buy-in with Canada Life, bringing the insurer into the mid-range de-risking market.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 February 2017
Aon Minet improves buyout position by £60m through ETV
Aon Minet improves buyout position by £60m through ETV

The Aon Minet Pension Scheme has successfully completed a bulk enhanced transfer value (ETV) exercise in the latest stage of its de-risking strategy.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 22 February 2017
Aon urges continued caution on longevity price dislocation
Aon urges continued caution on longevity price dislocation

Aon Hewitt is reiterating its call for pension schemes to review the emerging lower rates of UK mortality improvement to ensure fair pricing of longevity insurance transactions.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 February 2017
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