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Lady Green brings forward £50m DRC as The Pension Superfund eyes Arcadia schemes
Lady Green brings forward £50m DRC as The Pension Superfund eyes Arcadia schemes

Lady Tina Green has agreed to pay a £50m deficit recovery contribution (DRC) to Arcadia’s pension schemes earlier than scheduled.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 03 December 2020
Overloaded bulk annuity market to kickstart superfunds
Overloaded bulk annuity market to kickstart superfunds

A burgeoning superfund market could be on the cards within three years as defined benefit (DB) scheme trustees and sponsors face myriad legislative, economic, and capacity issues, says Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 14 September 2020
The Pension Superfund announces ALM committee; High-profile membership includes Martin Gilbert and Chris Hitchen
The Pension Superfund announces ALM committee; High-profile membership includes Martin Gilbert and Chris Hitchen

The Pension Superfund has announced the makeup of its asset and liability management (ALM) committee – unveiling names including Aberdeen Standard Investments chairman Martin Gilbert and former Railpen chief executive Chris Hitchen as part of its team....

  • Appointments
  • 10 August 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Superfunds could complete multi-billion deals this year
EXCLUSIVE: Superfunds could complete multi-billion deals this year

Superfunds could be on course to complete multi-billion-pound transfers of defined benefit (DB) funds by the end of this year, Isio says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 July 2020
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week’s top stories included amendments to the Pension Schemes Bill being passed by the House of Lords, while The Pensions Regulator revealed its intentions to tighten expectations on the industry with the release of its 2020/21 corporate plan.

  • Industry
  • 03 July 2020
The Pension Superfund completes HMRC registration in step towards first deal
The Pension Superfund completes HMRC registration in step towards first deal

The Pension Superfund (PSF) has moved a step closer to completing its first deal with the official registration of the superfund as an occupational pension scheme by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 June 2020
Edi Truell: My response to calls for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes
Edi Truell: My response to calls for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes

The Pension SuperFund co-founder Edi Truell responds to PIC’s call for a consolidator to take on smaller underfunded schemes.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 30 June 2020
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now
David Fairs: Why we have launched an interim superfund regime now

With the launch of an interim regime, the consolidation market is set to take off. But before superfunds begin taking on schemes, the regulator must have 'rigour and understanding' of the market, David Fairs tells James Phillips.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 19 June 2020
Webinar: Clara Pensions, KPMG and The Pension Superfund discuss DB consolidation
Webinar: Clara Pensions, KPMG and The Pension Superfund discuss DB consolidation

In this webinar, panellists discuss some of the key questions around defined benefit consolidation, including what it is trying to achieve and the suitability of various models.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 30 July 2019
The Pension Superfund announces second deal
The Pension Superfund announces second deal

The Pension Superfund has signed its second deal, agreeing to take on £300m of defined benefit (DB) liabilities from an unnamed pension scheme.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 29 July 2019
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories include ITS' management buyout from Mercer, and The Pensions Regulator launching a probe into single-employer defined contribution schemes' default funds.

  • Industry
  • 14 June 2019
Trustees 'could miss chance' to boost member security from lack of superfund awareness
Trustees 'could miss chance' to boost member security from lack of superfund awareness

Three in five trustees have not heard of Clara Pensions, one of two defined benefit (DB) consolidators to have launched since last year's government white paper.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 March 2019
How to assess the benefits of DB consolidators
How to assess the benefits of DB consolidators

Redington has unveiled a report asking if DB consolidation is good for schemes and members. Kim Kaveh looks at the detail.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 January 2019
DWP sets out plans for DB consolidator regulation
DWP sets out plans for DB consolidator regulation

A regime similar to that for defined contribution (DC) master trusts will be set up for regulating defined benefit (DB) consolidators under plans announced today.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 07 December 2018
Nearly half of FTSE 350 DB schemes in surplus; consolidation solution for 'significant minority'
Nearly half of FTSE 350 DB schemes in surplus; consolidation solution for 'significant minority'

Nine in 10 FTSE 350 defined benefit (DB) pension schemes could pay off their IAS19 deficit with less than six months of earnings, according to Hymans Robertson.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 December 2018
The Pension Superfund names Richard Wohanka as trustee chairman
The Pension Superfund names Richard Wohanka as trustee chairman

Richard Wohanka is to chair The Pension Superfund's trustee board, working alongside professional firm 2020 Trustees to safeguard members' benefits.

  • Appointments
  • 22 October 2018
Alan Rubenstein: DB consolidation right answer for only a 'minority' of schemes
Alan Rubenstein: DB consolidation right answer for only a 'minority' of schemes

There will be "many flavours" of defined benefit (DB) consolidators but consolidation will only be the right answer for a minority of schemes, Alan Rubenstein says.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 20 September 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top story was British Airways' Airways Pension Scheme completing a £4.4bn buy-in with Legal & General, the market's largest ever single transaction, making 2018 a record year for bulk annuities.

  • Industry
  • 14 September 2018
Rubenstein quits The Pension Superfund as first deal looms
Rubenstein quits The Pension Superfund as first deal looms

Alan Rubenstein and Marc Hommel are stepping down from their positions as chief executive and head of origination at The Pension Superfund, just six months after its launch.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 10 September 2018
Rubenstein: Low risk consolidators should not face special levy
Rubenstein: Low risk consolidators should not face special levy

The Pension Superfund has rejected Pension Protection Fund (PPF) suggestions that consolidators should be subject to a specially-curated levy.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 25 July 2018
The Pension Superfund to split surplus with members and capital providers
The Pension Superfund to split surplus with members and capital providers

Any surplus generated by The Pension Superfund will be shared between members and the defined benefit (DB) consolidator's capital providers, Alan Rubenstein has said.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 July 2018
Consolidation agenda 'hijacked' by commercial vehicles
Consolidation agenda 'hijacked' by commercial vehicles

Vehicles to promote and enable pension scheme consolidation have been accused of forgetting the policy's intention of boosting outcomes for members of sub-scale schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 25 May 2018
Rubenstein: 'More action' needed on 'ridiculously long' recovery periods for underfunded DB schemes
Rubenstein: 'More action' needed on 'ridiculously long' recovery periods for underfunded DB schemes

Former Pension Protection Fund (PPF) chief executive Alan Rubenstein says he would have liked to see 'more action' on recovery periods for underfunded schemes.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 May 2018
Five stories you may have missed this week
Five stories you may have missed this week

This week's top stories included coverage of the much-anticipated defined benefit (DB) white paper and the sector's reaction.

  • Industry
  • 23 March 2018
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