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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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25 Years of PP: A busy two decades
25 Years of PP: A busy two decades

As part of a series celebrating PP’s silver anniversary, Hope William-Smith asks industry veterans about policy over the past 25 years and what needs to change for the future.

  • Industry
  • 18 September 2020
Ten pensions predictions for 2020
Ten pensions predictions for 2020

2019 was a busy year on many fronts, and pensions was no exception. Paul Kitson gives his top ten predictions for the pensions industry in 2020.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 January 2020
Kevin Wesbroom joins Capital Cranfield as a professional trustee
Kevin Wesbroom joins Capital Cranfield as a professional trustee

Capital Cranfield has appointed former Aon senior partner Kevin Wesbroom as a professional trustee.

  • Appointments
  • 03 July 2019
Kevin Wesbroom: The human side of being an actuary
Kevin Wesbroom: The human side of being an actuary

Kevin Wesbroom retires at the end of June after nearly 44 years at Aon. Jonathan Stapleton speaks to him about his career and his continuing passion for pensions.

  • Industry
  • 12 March 2019
Reaction: CDC consultation branded big step forward for pensions but challenges remain
Reaction: CDC consultation branded big step forward for pensions but challenges remain

The industry has broadly welcomed the Department for Work and Pensions' consultation on collective defined contribution (CDC) as a move towards improving retirement outcomes.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 06 November 2018
DWP 'minded to assist' Royal Mail CDC plans but offers no 'bespoke legislation'
DWP 'minded to assist' Royal Mail CDC plans but offers no 'bespoke legislation'

The government is "minded to assist" any collective defined contribution (CDC) proposal that may arise from Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU), Guy Opperman has said.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 14 March 2018
Should CDC be back on the table?
Should CDC be back on the table?

As the Work and Pensions Committee's consultation on CDC closes, Stephanie Baxter asks whether it could offer a viable alternative in the binary pensions system

  • Law and Regulation
  • 31 January 2018
The top 20 opinion articles of 2016: Discount rates and the bright side of BHS
The top 20 opinion articles of 2016: Discount rates and the bright side of BHS

What were the most read opinion pieces on Professional Pensions over the last 12 months? Here are some of the top pieces from our commentators during the year.

  • Industry
  • 21 December 2016
PLSA DB Taskforce: Members at risk; Action urgently needed
PLSA DB Taskforce: Members at risk; Action urgently needed

The DB Taskforce's interim report reveals the risk of schemes not paying benefits in full is higher than previously thought. Jonathan Stapleton looks at the findings and assesses what can be done.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 21 October 2016
Aon calls the odds on pension tax relief reform
Aon calls the odds on pension tax relief reform

A flat-rate of tax relief is the most likely reform to appear in the Chancellor's March Budget according to Aon Hewitt‘s predictions.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 23 February 2016
CDC: There really is safety in numbers

Modelling confirms collective schemes work better for members

  • Risk Reduction
  • 17 November 2015
Over a third of large DB schemes to state transfer value for pension freedoms

Over a third of large defined benefit (DB) pension schemes will quote members' transfer values on their retirement statements in light of the pension freedoms, according to research.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 August 2015
Brace yourself for perpetual pensions revolution

Kevin Wesbroom asks how damaging it would be if the next government put pensions tax relief on a par with ISAs

  • Law and Regulation
  • 12 March 2015
Video: Has the Chancellor killed CDC?

Aon Hewitt's Kevin Wesbroom talks about the impact of the Budget on attempts to introduce collective defined contribution (CDC) to the UK.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 28 May 2014
How are schemes managing risk in 2013?

Aon Hewitt partner Kevin Wesbroom explains why schemes are no nearer their long-term goals than they were five years ago.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 25 March 2013
Engagement with EIOPA impact assessment 'vital'

UK schemes have been urged to engage with an EIOPA impact assessment in order to make sure figures used to draw up a new pensions directive are not understated.

  • Regulation
  • 21 June 2012
Industry divided on impact of ETV code

The industry has welcomed the code of conduct on enhanced transfer value exercises and pension increase exchanges, but questions remain over how it will impact take-up of offers.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 11 June 2012
Expense stymies buyout market

FTSE350 buyout liabilities are surging towards £1trn forcing schemes to abandon buyout plans and move forward with alternative de-risking strategies, Aon Hewitt says.

  • Bulk Annuities
  • 23 September 2011
Simplification needed on cross-border schemes

European Union rules on the establishment of cross-border pensions must be simplified, Aon Hewitt believes.

  • Legislation
  • 25 August 2011
Personality of the Year 2011 - Final shortlist unveiled

Here it is. The list of the six people who have made it through to the final shortlist of this year's Pensions Personality of the Year award.

  • Industry
  • 19 April 2011
De-risking to boom over next decade - Aon Hewitt

Almost three-quarters of schemes are committed to long-term de-risking strategies but the majority still plan to demand extra employer contributions, an Aon Hewitt poll reveals.

  • Investment
  • 14 February 2011
Interest in de-risking options surges in 09

UK - Three quarters of defined benefit pension plans are now more likely to halt future accrual than they were 12 months ago, the Hewitt Global Pension Risk Survey 2009 revealed.

  • United Kingdom
  • 24 November 2009
Interest in de-risking options surges in 09

Three quarters of defined benefit pension plans are now more likely to halt future accrual than they were 12 months ago, the Hewitt Global Pension Risk Survey 2009 reveals.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 November 2009
Most trustees and sponsors believe deficits are set to increase

UK - Nine-tenths of trustees and sponsors believe deficits will increase at their next valuation, latest Hewitt research revealed.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 October 2009
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