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UPDATED: RPI to be reformed in 2030, but no compensation for gilt holders
UPDATED: RPI to be reformed in 2030, but no compensation for gilt holders

The Retail Prices Index (RPI) will be reformed and aligned with the housing cost-based version of the Consumer Prices Index, known as CPIH, by 2030, the Treasury has confirmed.

  • Investment
  • 25 November 2020
A post-war approach to inflation?
A post-war approach to inflation?

Supply will need to be rebuilt following the forced shutdown, potentially pushing up inflation and reasserting the need for adequate hedges, writes James Phillips

  • Investment
  • 04 November 2020
Recovery plans fall by 2.2 years as schemes expect target within ten years
Recovery plans fall by 2.2 years as schemes expect target within ten years

The average recovery plan length for schemes in deficit has fallen by 2.2 years compared to three years ago, according to an Aon study.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 September 2020
RPI reform to cost schemes and investors up to £130bn
RPI reform to cost schemes and investors up to £130bn

Potential changes to the way the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is calculated and reported could cause assets to fall by between £60bn and £130bn, according to various estimates.

  • Investment
  • 21 August 2020
Interest rate and inflation hedging hits £83.1bn in Q2
Interest rate and inflation hedging hits £83.1bn in Q2

Pension schemes significantly heightened their interest rate and inflation risk hedging in the second quarter of the year, according to BMO Global Asset Management.

  • Investment
  • 29 July 2020
Still a long road to RPI changes
Still a long road to RPI changes

  • Law and Regulation
  • 24 July 2020
Univar ruling: High Court allows rectification of mistaken RPI hardwiring
Univar ruling: High Court allows rectification of mistaken RPI hardwiring

The Univar Company Pension Scheme has been granted court permission to change its indexation protection from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 23 June 2020
FTSE 100 schemes in 'best position' for 20 years before onset of Covid-19
FTSE 100 schemes in 'best position' for 20 years before onset of Covid-19

Almost three-quarters of FTSE 100 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes were in surplus on an accounting basis as the coronavirus crisis hit, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 May 2020
Treasury extends RPI consultation period
Treasury extends RPI consultation period

The Treasury has announced a four-month extension to its consultation on reforming the Retail Prices Index (RPI) in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 17 April 2020
Schemes could see 12% funding drop from RPI move
Schemes could see 12% funding drop from RPI move

Potential changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) could land some schemes with a fall in their funding level as high as 12% according to Barnett Waddingham.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 April 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories include Aon’s $30bn purchase of Willis Towers Watson, and the tapered annual allowance thresholds increasing by £90,000.

  • Industry
  • 13 March 2020
No 'across the board good scenario' for pension schemes with RPI reform
No 'across the board good scenario' for pension schemes with RPI reform

There is “no across the board good scenario for pension schemes” in the reforms to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) proposed by the Treasury, according to Isio actuary John Hodgson.

  • Industry
  • 12 March 2020
Treasury launches consultations on RPI reform and the net-pay anomaly
Treasury launches consultations on RPI reform and the net-pay anomaly

The government has launched consultations on overhauling the Retail Prices Index (RPI) methodology and addressing the net-pay anomaly.

  • Industry
  • 11 March 2020
RPI reform proposals 'should go further' than a simple CPIH replacement
RPI reform proposals 'should go further' than a simple CPIH replacement

Most pension professionals (58%) believe Retail Prices Index (RPI) reform should go further than simply switching to the housing-cost based Consumer Prices Index (CPIH), according to the Society of Pension Professionals (SPP).

  • Law and Regulation
  • 05 March 2020
The Treasury must make a quick decision on RPI
The Treasury must make a quick decision on RPI

With wider funding challenges and the need to play for the long-term, any change to inflation indexation must be swift and firm, says Sir Steve Webb.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 04 March 2020
TPR's decision on professional trustees was right, say peers
TPR's decision on professional trustees was right, say peers

This week’s 89 Pensions Buzz respondents agreed with The Pensions Regulator’s decision to hold back from mandating the use of professional trustees.

  • Industry
  • 20 February 2020
The real concerns about the transition to CPIH
The real concerns about the transition to CPIH

The transition from RPI to CPIH could have a significant impact on pension funds. However, as Con Keating says, the real challenges of this shift may come from an unexpected area.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 19 February 2020
RPI reform is not just and equitable
RPI reform is not just and equitable

The government is set to start consulting on how the Retail Prices Index (RPI) is calculated in its Budget on 11 March. Keith Webster warns the industry may currently be sleepwalking into this change.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 February 2020
Form a permanent pensions commission, urge Buzz peers
Form a permanent pensions commission, urge Buzz peers

This week’s 102 Pensions Buzz respondents were in agreement that a permanent pensions commission should be formed.

  • Industry
  • 29 January 2020
RPI reform consultation delayed until March
RPI reform consultation delayed until March

HM Treasury has confirmed the launch date of the upcoming joint consultation on changes to the Retail Prices Index (RPI) will be pushed back until Budget day.

  • Industry
  • 14 January 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
RPI changes will be 'punishment for the prudent'
RPI changes will be 'punishment for the prudent'

People who have left risks unmanaged will be rewarded under the government’s proposals to reform the Retail Prices Index (RPI) while those in well-risk-managed schemes could lose out, says Barnett Waddingham.

  • Industry
  • 28 November 2019
RPI changes raise volatility concerns for schemes over pension stability
RPI changes raise volatility concerns for schemes over pension stability

Trustees and scheme sponsors should avoid significant pension actions until proposed changes to RPI inflation methodology become clearer, Lane Clark & Peacock says.

  • Industry
  • 23 October 2019
Switching inflation indices: How aligning RPI with CPIH will affect schemes
Switching inflation indices: How aligning RPI with CPIH will affect schemes

The Treasury will soon consult on moving the calculations behind RPI to match another index. James Phillips looks at the proposal and its potential impact on pension schemes.

  • Investment
  • 04 September 2019
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