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UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue
UPDATED: The UK's biggest pension consulting firms by revenue

PP has analysed the accounts of the biggest pension consulting firms and recorded the turnover (revenue) in their most recent accounts. The full leaderboard is below…

  • Industry
  • 25 June 2020
DB funding - March 2019: Best estimate funding level falls due to higher inflation expectations
DB funding - March 2019: Best estimate funding level falls due to higher inflation expectations

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the March 2019 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 April 2019
Business as usual for Debenhams' schemes after sponsor administration
Business as usual for Debenhams' schemes after sponsor administration

Debenhams' defined benefit (DB) pension schemes will be "carrying on as usual" despite the department store chain falling into administration, the trustees have confirmed.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 April 2019
Investment firms dominate list of worst gender pay gaps of pension companies
Investment firms dominate list of worst gender pay gaps of pension companies

JP Morgan Securities has reported the highest gender pay gap of any UK firm working with occupational pension schemes in 2017/18, PP analysis finds.

  • Industry
  • 05 April 2019
UK schemes asked to take part in EU stress test despite Brexit
UK schemes asked to take part in EU stress test despite Brexit

UK pension schemes have been asked to participate in a European-wide stress test despite the departure from the European Union being expected imminently.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 April 2019
FTSE 100 companies falling short in reporting workforce issues
FTSE 100 companies falling short in reporting workforce issues

FTSE 100 companies are falling short in reporting workforce issues despite increased public scrutiny and regulatory focus on disclosure, research by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the High Pay Centre reveals.

  • Industry
  • 02 April 2019
A Brexit-obsessed government is not all good for pensions
A Brexit-obsessed government is not all good for pensions

Steve Webb says the sooner government as a whole, and HMRC in particular, has the bandwidth to return to the domestic agenda, the better it will be

  • Law and Regulation
  • 02 April 2019
PPF makes first top-up payments after ECJ ruling
PPF makes first top-up payments after ECJ ruling

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has begun issuing top-ups to the benefits of members affected by the compensation cap after last year's landmark court ruling.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 April 2019
Standing firm in these unprecedented times
Standing firm in these unprecedented times

Susan Martin says building strong foundations for business are the only way forward as the pensions industry is radically shaken up

  • Industry
  • 22 March 2019
Exclusive: One third of trustees reconsidering pension offering in light of authorisation
Exclusive: One third of trustees reconsidering pension offering in light of authorisation

Some 36% of trustees and pension directors are reconsidering the way they offer pension benefits in light of master trust authorisation, according to LifeSight.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 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
Pension funds fall short on key investment competencies, research finds
Pension funds fall short on key investment competencies, research finds

Pension funds are falling short in negotiation, reporting, and position monitoring when investing in private equities, Efront's first limited partner (LP) proficiency survey has revealed.

  • Investment
  • 15 March 2019
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit
IFS's Johnson: It's not been a great decade, and economists were right about Brexit

We have gone well past the brink of things not being good and the last 10 years have turned out to be so different relative to what was reasonably predicted, according to Paul Johnson.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 March 2019
Why we must shine a brighter light on the gender pension gap
Why we must shine a brighter light on the gender pension gap

Scottish Widows' Catherine Stewart says women have come a long way, but more action is needed to close the gender pensions gap.

  • Industry
  • 08 March 2019
TUC delegates pass Prospect motion to tackle gender pension gap
TUC delegates pass Prospect motion to tackle gender pension gap

Attendees at a Trades Union Congress (TUC) conference have endorsed a Prospect motion which called for action to tackle the gender pension gap.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 March 2019
PLSA's Butcher: We all have a responsibility to fix the trust deficit in pensions
PLSA's Butcher: We all have a responsibility to fix the trust deficit in pensions

The industry is at a "brink point" where there is an opportunity to gain savers' trust in the financial system or risk losing them, according to Richard Butcher.

  • Industry
  • 06 March 2019
How TPR is toughening its stance on DB funding approaches
How TPR is toughening its stance on DB funding approaches

TPR has set out specific guidance for trustees and employers with schemes approaching a valuation. Kim Kaveh looks at the details of its annual funding statement.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 March 2019
The pension court cases to watch in 2019
The pension court cases to watch in 2019

A groundhog year kicks off as many of 2018's biggest court cases return on appeal. James Phillips rounds up what trustees should keep an eye on.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 March 2019
Schemes with 'Brexit Day' valuations must review options, warns Aon
Schemes with 'Brexit Day' valuations must review options, warns Aon

Sponsors and trustees of defined benefit (DB) schemes with 31 March valuation dates need to discuss their options given the clash with Brexit, according to Aon.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 March 2019
USS: An alternative approach to funding pensions?
USS: An alternative approach to funding pensions?

Roger Gray says schemes must consider the benefits of investing in alternative assets.

  • Investment
  • 28 February 2019
Don't exclude MNTs from DB superfunds
Don't exclude MNTs from DB superfunds

David Weeks says there is a mismatch in superfunds that claim to be member friendly but then exclude member representation from their governance

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 February 2019
PRI toughens up climate risk reporting for UK schemes
PRI toughens up climate risk reporting for UK schemes

Some of the UK's biggest pension schemes will be forced to report on climate risk in line with recommendations from the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • Investment
  • 21 February 2019
The People's Pension reveals plans to cut fees with move to banded structure
The People's Pension reveals plans to cut fees with move to banded structure

The People's Pension has revealed plans to overhaul its charging structure, cutting fees and returning profits to members with an aim to help people save more money for retirement.

  • Industry
  • 21 February 2019
Emerging market debt: A new hope
Emerging market debt: A new hope

On balance the asset class is well-positioned for 2019, according to Eaton Vance

  • Emerging Markets
  • 18 February 2019
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