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Investment
Last year Tesco replaced its DB scheme with a low cost DC arrangement targeting investment strategies that push the boundaries of typical DC funds. Stephanie Baxter explores why the award-winning scheme breaks the mould.
07 October 2016
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7 min read
Defined Contribution
Freedom and Choice was designed to give savers more options at retirement, but some face a hard decision in order to take advantage. James Phillips explores the difficulties
07 October 2016
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5 min read
Defined Benefit
In a letter to the editor, retired actuary Richard Abramson explains why both Dan Mikulskis and Con Keating could be wrong about how to value DB liabilities…
07 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The deficit of Tesco's defined benefit (DB) scheme has more than doubled to £5.9bn in just seven months, overshadowing the supermarket's sales growth.
06 October 2016
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1 min read
Defined Benefit
The government will not allow conditional indexation even if it is recommended by the Work and Pensions Committee's (WPC) inquiry, Steve Webb has claimed.
06 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
Kevin Wesbroom looks at the issues the industry faces around liabilities
06 October 2016
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3 min read
Defined Benefit
The GMB union has called on The Pensions Regulator (TPR) to investigate AA which has seen its pension deficit more than double in just seven months.
06 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Benefit
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has moved closer towards demanding mandatory clearance of corporate transactions in certain circumstances.
05 October 2016
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2 min read
Law and Regulation
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed the introduction of a duty on asset managers to disclose aggregate transaction costs to pension schemes that invest in their funds.
05 October 2016
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2 min read
Defined Contribution
Young savers are willing to give up employer contributions to save for retirement in the lifetime ISA (LISA), despite this reducing their potential funds.
04 October 2016
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2 min read
