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Triennial Valuations

TPR urged to take pragmatic approach for looming valuations
TPR urged to take pragmatic approach for looming valuations

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) must adopt a “pragmatic” approach to the 15% of UK schemes that have valuation dates within the next three weeks, Aon has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 20 March 2020
Getting ready for 2019 triennial valuations
Getting ready for 2019 triennial valuations

Susan Martin says there are lots of challenges to grapple with ahead of next year's LGPS valuations.

  • Risk Reduction
  • 02 November 2018
Trinity Mirror offers £41.2m cash for Northern & Shell pensions in planned M&A
Trinity Mirror offers £41.2m cash for Northern & Shell pensions in planned M&A

The newspaper publisher is offering a one-off upfront £41.2m cash payment and £29.2m deficit recovery plan for the Northern & Shell defined benefit (DB) schemes as part of its planned acquisition.

  • Industry
  • 09 February 2018
AA members to move to CARE section as deficit jumps 81%
AA members to move to CARE section as deficit jumps 81%

Final salary members of the AA UK defined benefit (DB) scheme are to move to a career average segment in a bid to stem the deficit.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 12 June 2017
BT considers offering trustees contingent asset deal
BT considers offering trustees contingent asset deal

BT may allow the trustees of its pension schemes to take over some of its assets in the case it fails to meets its pension obligations, the firm has suggested.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 26 May 2017
DB schemes 'could save up to £30bn' through access to more timely data
DB schemes 'could save up to £30bn' through access to more timely data

Hymans Robertson has launched an analytics service to give trustees access to more accurate and timely funding and risk data, to address issues from relying on out-of-date information.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 April 2017
John Lewis Partnership slashes pension deficit by 43% in three years
John Lewis Partnership slashes pension deficit by 43% in three years

John Lewis Partnership has announced the deficit of its UK defined benefit (DB) scheme has plummeted by £361m since its 2013 valuation.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 27 January 2017
Strange Ideas
Strange Ideas

Con Keating takes a look at different approaches to evaluating pension liabilities.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 18 November 2016
Should timing of valuations be based on scheme health?
Should timing of valuations be based on scheme health?

TPR has called for the time between actuarial valuations to be based on a scheme's health, but is this a good idea? James Phillips asks trustees what they think

  • Defined Benefit
  • 17 October 2016
Cost is key factor in decline in retirement income advice
Cost is key factor in decline in retirement income advice

Cost and a lack of information are behind many retirees' decisions to shun advice when making retirement income choices.

  • Industry
  • 07 October 2016
TPR: Valuations not always needed every three years
TPR: Valuations not always needed every three years

Well-funded defined benefit (DB) schemes should not be subject to triennial actuarial valuations, the Pensions Regulator's (TPR) non-executive chair Mark Boyle has said.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 29 September 2016
Trustees should be more assertive about changing discount rates
Trustees should be more assertive about changing discount rates

Trustees need to seize the chance to have proper discussions about changing the discount rate they use to measure liabilities in wake of Brexit, says Bill Trythall.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 September 2016
John Lewis's pension deficit rises 54.4%
John Lewis's pension deficit rises 54.4%

John Lewis Partnership's defined benefit (DB) deficit has increased to £1.5bn as the company reveals a 15% profit fall for the second half of the year.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 15 September 2016
Are deficits starting to spook investors?
Are deficits starting to spook investors?

The cost and size of pension deficits are increasing which has consequences for trustees, company directors and shareholders. Michael Klimes asks if investors are starting to worry.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 02 September 2016
Carclo issues dividend warning as deficit worsens
Carclo issues dividend warning as deficit worsens

Plastic manufacturer Carclo has warned it might not be able to pay its last dividend of the year due to a rising pension deficit since Brexit.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 September 2016
Time to take action on spiralling DB deficits
Time to take action on spiralling DB deficits

As deficits soared following the Bank of England's rate cut and stimulus package, the future for DB looks even more challenging. A major re-think is needed to avert a pensions crisis, writes Stephanie Baxter

  • Law and Regulation
  • 10 August 2016
RBS scheme hits surplus after cash injection
RBS scheme hits surplus after cash injection

Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) defined benefit (DB) pension scheme has reached 120% funding after the bank made a big cash payment to plug its deficit hole.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 August 2016
Minimising DB risks during acquisition
Minimising DB risks during acquisition

Having a DB scheme can be a major factor in any potential acquisition. Mike Ramsey looks at how the risks associated with DB can be minimised

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 June 2016
How MNOPF improved its funding level despite low rates
How MNOPF improved its funding level despite low rates

The Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund has raised its funding level by 10% since 2012.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 March 2016
How trustee/sponsor collaboration is improving valuations
How trustee/sponsor collaboration is improving valuations

Research shows employers are taking a more active role during the valuation process.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 26 February 2016
DB trustees and sponsors are collaborating more during valuations
DB trustees and sponsors are collaborating more during valuations

Sponsors and trustees are working together more closely during the valuation process but larger schemes are less satisfied with negotiations, according to research by Punter Southall.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 February 2016
British Steel scheme deficit falls 84% after unions accept contribution cap

The funding deficit of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) has dropped from £550m to £90m as a result of cost cutting measures agreed following tough negotiations.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 October 2015
USS deficit rises 83% to £5.3bn in three years

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) has seen its funding deficit increase by £2.4bn in its latest triennial valuation as low gilt yields pushed up its liabilities.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 August 2015
Schemes struggle to find out what they pay in fees

The majority of the pensions industry believe it is difficult for schemes to find out what they are actually paying in asset management fees, according to research from PP.

  • Investment
  • 16 April 2015
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