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      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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JLT Employee Benefits

Just 5% of FTSE 250 firms still run large DB schemes
Just 5% of FTSE 250 firms still run large DB schemes

Only 11 companies in the FTSE 250 provide defined benefit (DB) pensions for a significant number of employees, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 31 August 2016
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

The biggest stories on PP this week include an ombudsman ruling in favour of Standard Life and a PP survey revealing the industry does not think climate change is a financially material risk.

  • Industry
  • 26 August 2016
Willis Towers Watson's Tony Pike moves to JLT
Willis Towers Watson's Tony Pike moves to JLT

JLT Employee Benefits has hired Tony Pike as head of sales in its investment consulting business.

  • Appointments
  • 25 August 2016
CPI rise adds to post-Brexit woes for DB schemes
CPI rise adds to post-Brexit woes for DB schemes

Inflation measured on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) increased to 0.6% in the year to July 2016 according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

  • Investment
  • 16 August 2016
The road to buyout: Seven risk reduction consultants have their say
The road to buyout: Seven risk reduction consultants have their say

PP asks seven leading risk reduction consultants about deal affordability, the risk reduction exercises being conducted at the moment and how schemes can prepare for a transaction

  • Risk Reduction
  • 27 July 2016
JLT records 5% revenue increase after major restructure
JLT records 5% revenue increase after major restructure

JLT Employee Benefits has said it will deliver positive revenue growth this year after a major corporate restructure.

  • Industry
  • 26 July 2016
FTSE 100 schemes raise bond allocation by £20bn
FTSE 100 schemes raise bond allocation by £20bn

Defined benefit schemes in the FTSE 100 increased their total bond allocation to a record £330bn by the end of 2015.

  • Investment
  • 15 June 2016
Howorth joins ITM as chairman
Howorth joins ITM as chairman

Duncan Howorth has been made executive chairman of Independent Transition Management (ITM).

  • Appointments
  • 07 June 2016
A mixed picture for freedom and choice
A mixed picture for freedom and choice

What impact has freedom and choice had on the behaviour of those looking to access their retirement savings? Gill Wadsworth takes a look.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 28 April 2016
JLT Employee Benefits hires head of client communications
JLT Employee Benefits hires head of client communications

David Millar has been appointed head of client communications by JLT Employee Benefits where he will lead a team of consultants and production managers.

  • Appointments
  • 21 April 2016
Innovation swells in small bulk annuity deals
Innovation swells in small bulk annuity deals

Smaller schemes are increasingly looking to benefit from longevity de-risking opportunities offered through swaps and bulk annuities, accordingly to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 April 2016
How schemes' bond holdings reached a record high
How schemes' bond holdings reached a record high

Since de-risking took off at the turn of the millennium, FTSE 100 pension fund bond holdings have increased to a peak of 59% of total assets, writes Stephanie Baxter.

  • Investment
  • 15 April 2016
FTSE 100 schemes' bond holdings reach record £315bn
FTSE 100 schemes' bond holdings reach record £315bn

Bond allocations for defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the FTSE 100 have soared from 49% to 59% of total assets in just six years.

  • Risk Management
  • 12 April 2016
How will the JRP merger affect the medically underwritten market?
How will the JRP merger affect the medically underwritten market?

PP looks at how the Just Retirement and Partnership merger could impact market competition.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 11 April 2016
DB deficits grow by £64bn in March
DB deficits grow by £64bn in March

Deficits in all private UK defined benefit (DB) schemes worsened in March amid low interest rates and a worsening economic outlook.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 April 2016
Pensions Personality of the Year 2016 - long list announced
Pensions Personality of the Year 2016 - long list announced

The nominations are in and the longlist for Pensions Personality of the Year 2016 has been finalised.

  • Industry
  • 01 April 2016
DB deficits double to £0.8trn since 2006
DB deficits double to £0.8trn since 2006

The shortfall of defined benefit (DB) schemes has risen from £425bn to £800bn in nine years despite employers trying to plug the gap.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 March 2016
Spence hires Nolan as director from JLT
Spence hires Nolan as director from JLT

Hugh Nolan has been appointed as a director at Spence & Partners, joining from JLT Employee Benefits where he was chief actuary.

  • Appointments
  • 11 March 2016
JLT hires Lambeth Borough's treasury and pensions manager
JLT hires Lambeth Borough's treasury and pensions manager

JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Andrien Meyers as a senior investment consultant to help advise the firm's Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) clients.

  • Appointments
  • 11 March 2016
JLT's chief actuary Hugh Nolan steps down
JLT's chief actuary Hugh Nolan steps down

JLT Employee Benefits has appointed Phil Wadsworth as chief actuary to replace outgoing Hugh Nolan who has left the company.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 March 2016
Will the end of contracting out cause transfer chaos?
Will the end of contracting out cause transfer chaos?

The end of contracting out could bring transfers to a stuttering halt finds Helen Morrissey.

  • Admin / Technology
  • 07 March 2016
DB deficits shrink by £43bn in February
DB deficits shrink by £43bn in February

Total funding levels of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes have improved since January despite volatile markets and low interest rates, according to JLT Employee Benefits.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 March 2016
Is your DGF fit for purpose?
Is your DGF fit for purpose?

January’s market volatility gave schemes the opportunity to review whether their DGF is fit for purpose says Charlotte Moore.

  • Investment
  • 17 February 2016
JLT Employee Benefits makes two key hires
JLT Employee Benefits makes two key hires

Adrian Humphreys has been appointed to lead the health and risk business of JLT Employee Benefits as it looks to beef up services for clients.

  • Appointments
  • 02 February 2016
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