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The top 10 interviews of 2020
The top 10 interviews of 2020

PP takes a look at the most read interviews of 2020

  • Industry
  • 22 December 2020
First Actuarial's Hilary Salt: We have withdrawn into a world dominated by minimum contribution DC schemes
First Actuarial's Hilary Salt: We have withdrawn into a world dominated by minimum contribution DC schemes

Professional Pensions spoke to First Actuarial founder and actuarial director Hilary Salt as part of an exclusive series of interviews with the leaders of some of the UK’s leading pension consulting firms. This is what she had to say…

  • Industry
  • 24 July 2020
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 - May 2020: PPF 7800 deficit surges by 37%
DB funding - May 2020: PPF 7800 deficit surges by 37%

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the May 2020 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 June 2020
First Actuarial to provide admin services for Dolce scheme
First Actuarial to provide admin services for Dolce scheme

The trustees of the Dolce Limited Retirement Benefits Scheme have selected First Actuarial to provide administration and actuarial services from this month.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 01 June 2020
DB funding - April 2020: Deficit falls by £7bn, says PPF
DB funding - April 2020: Deficit falls by £7bn, says PPF

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…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 May 2020
DB funding - March 2020: 114 schemes fall into deficit in March, says PPF
DB funding - March 2020: 114 schemes fall into deficit in March, says PPF

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the March 2020 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 14 April 2020
DB funding - February 2020: PPF 7800 deficit climbs 67% as coronavirus hits markets
DB funding - February 2020: PPF 7800 deficit climbs 67% as coronavirus hits markets

Every month, several firms issue trackers of the aggregate defined benefit (DB) scheme funding position. See here for the February 2020 estimates on the various measures…

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 February 2020
The Cheviot Trust appoints First Actuarial as scheme actuary
The Cheviot Trust appoints First Actuarial as scheme actuary

Defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) master trust The Cheviot Trust has selected First Actuarial to provide actuarial services for the scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 January 2020
CDC is key for nascent cultural revolution
CDC is key for nascent cultural revolution

The general election showed an increasing focus on collective over individual interests. CDC could fit right in, says Hilary Salt.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 10 January 2020
DB funding - August 2019: PPF 7800 funding collapses as gilt yields and equity returns tumble
DB funding - August 2019: PPF 7800 funding collapses as gilt yields and equity returns tumble

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 September 2019
 DB funding - July 2019: PPF 7800 records £39bn deficit increase as gilt yields plummet
DB funding - July 2019: PPF 7800 records £39bn deficit increase as gilt yields plummet

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 August 2019
Woodford debacle is chance for pensions to shine
Woodford debacle is chance for pensions to shine

Trustees should seize the opportunity to engage and educate members about their investment choices, says Henry Tapper.

  • Investment
  • 24 July 2019
DB funding - June 2019: 'Best estimate' surplus grows £14bn
DB funding - June 2019: 'Best estimate' surplus grows £14bn

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 July 2019
DB funding - May 2019: Best estimate funding level stagnant over May, says First Actuarial
DB funding - May 2019: Best estimate funding level stagnant over May, says First Actuarial

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 June 2019
Should master trusts adopt CDC?
Should master trusts adopt CDC?

Last month, a roundtable looked at the future of CDC and whether master trusts are well-placed to provide such an arrangement. Kim Kaveh reports

  • Defined Contribution
  • 05 June 2019
DB funding - April 2019: Bond yield growth boosts funding positions
DB funding - April 2019: Bond yield growth boosts funding positions

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

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 May 2019
Have IGCs improved value for money in contract-based pensions?
Have IGCs improved value for money in contract-based pensions?

A fourth round of IGC reports has emerged and they are looking quite different to last year following regulatory change. Kim Kaveh looks at the key findings.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 18 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 the Lloyds case means for advising DB schemes
What the Lloyds case means for advising DB schemes

Henry Tapper says the Lloyds GMP ruling will see little benefit for members but profound fees to administrators.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 01 November 2018
Partner pensions: Time for change?
Partner pensions: Time for change?

Hilary Salt says we should look again at whether DB schemes should provide a partner pension given the vast social changes over recent decades

  • Industry
  • 26 September 2018
DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis, says First Actuarial
DB surplus hits record high of £382bn on best estimate basis, says First Actuarial

The UK's 5,588 defined benefit (DB) schemes had a combined surplus of £382bn at the end of June, according to First Actuarial's best estimate index (FABI).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 27 July 2018
The danger of lamenting 'it's not fair' in pensions
The danger of lamenting 'it's not fair' in pensions

Hilary Salt says by blurring the line between what is legally required and what 'feels fair', we create uncertainty about what is and isn't allowed

  • Law and Regulation
  • 30 May 2018
First Actuarial's DB index surplus reaches record high in April
First Actuarial's DB index surplus reaches record high in April

All 6,000 UK schemes had a surplus of £361bn by the end of last month when calculated under a best estimate return on their assets, according to First Actuarial.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 May 2018
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