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Election result: Expect more sterling jitters and inflationary pressures
Election result: Expect more sterling jitters and inflationary pressures

Political uncertainty following the shock election result will lead to more volatility in the pound which could feed inflation, according to investment experts.

  • Investment
  • 09 June 2017
Transfer values remain volatile as gilt yields fluctuate
Transfer values remain volatile as gilt yields fluctuate

Variation in gilt yields led to a £4,000 rise in the average estimated defined benefit (DB) transfer value over the course of May, Xafinity has estimated.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 08 June 2017
Xafinity hires Zurich director to lead National Pension Trust
Xafinity hires Zurich director to lead National Pension Trust

Xafinity has made Dave Hodges head of the National Pension Trust to help grow the master trust's proposition.

  • Appointments
  • 23 May 2017
Xafinity reports 166% surge in DB transfers in Q1 from 2016 figures
Xafinity reports 166% surge in DB transfers in Q1 from 2016 figures

The number of defined benefit (DB) scheme members transferring to defined contribution (DC) has more than doubled in a year, Xafinity figures have shown.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 24 April 2017
March 'unremarkable' for DB transfer values amid market calm
March 'unremarkable' for DB transfer values amid market calm

The estimated defined benefit (DB) transfer value remained fairly stable in March, falling by just £2,000, despite expected volatility.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 06 April 2017
Spring Budget 2017: Master trust tax registration to align with authorisation
Spring Budget 2017: Master trust tax registration to align with authorisation

Master trusts will face a new tax registration process aimed at boosting savers' protection and aligning it with the incoming authorisation process.

  • Law and Regulation
  • 08 March 2017
Transfer values at highest level since last November
Transfer values at highest level since last November

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values reached their highest level since early November 2016 due to a fall in gilt yields and more bearish inflation expectations.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 07 March 2017
20 years of Professional Pensions: Where are they now?
20 years of Professional Pensions: Where are they now?

Jonathan Stapleton looks at the firms who were advertising in the first editions of Professional Pensions and how the consultancy, asset manager and provider markets have changed over the past 20 years

  • Industry
  • 23 February 2017
Demand for DB transfer advice to soar this year, says UBS
Demand for DB transfer advice to soar this year, says UBS

High-net worth savers will increasingly seek advice on transferring their defined benefit (DB) pots over the next 12 months, according to UBS.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 22 February 2017
What were the biggest pension stories this week?
What were the biggest pension stories this week?

The top stories were Aon Hewitt withdrawing its standalone pension administration service and Xafinity eyeing up acquisitions as it revealed plans to float on the LSE.

  • Industry
  • 17 February 2017
Xafinity eyes acquisitions as it plans to float on LSE
Xafinity eyes acquisitions as it plans to float on LSE

Xafinity has announced it will float on the London Stock Exchange from 16 February in a bid to grow the business and "disrupt" the wider consultancy market.

  • Industry
  • 14 February 2017
Xafinity appoints actuary to Stirling team
Xafinity appoints actuary to Stirling team

Xafinity has named Steven Scott as the latest addition to its Stirling-based consulting actuary team.

  • Appointments
  • 10 January 2017
DB transfer values soar 15% over 2016
DB transfer values soar 15% over 2016

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values rose by £31,000 over 2016 thanks to a fall in gilt yields, according to Xafinity's monthly index.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 January 2017
Transfer values fall in November as yields continue to rise
Transfer values fall in November as yields continue to rise

Defined benefit (DB) transfer values decreased slightly for a second month in a row on the back of rising gilt yields according to Xafinity's monthly index.

  • Industry
  • 19 December 2016
Xafinity expands investment consulting team with hire
Xafinity expands investment consulting team with hire

Xafinity has appointed Matthew Course as a senior investment consultant based in its Reading office as part of "substantial" expansion of its investment consulting practice.

  • Appointments
  • 01 November 2016
One-third of over 40s would consider DB to DC transfers to access pension freedoms
One-third of over 40s would consider DB to DC transfers to access pension freedoms

Nearly one-in-three retirement savers would consider transferring final salary pension benefits to defined contribution schemes, latest research shows.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 01 November 2016
PLSA awards first Requirement Quality Marks
PLSA awards first Requirement Quality Marks

Xafinity's National Pension Trust, Lifesight and Legal & General (L&G) have been named as the first awardees of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's (PLSA) Retirement Quality Mark (RQM).

  • Defined Contribution
  • 20 October 2016
Sterling slump brings small growth to DB transfer values
Sterling slump brings small growth to DB transfer values

The estimated value of a defined benefit (DB) transfer grew by a modest £2,000 over September, according to Xafinity.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 October 2016
Xafinity hires co-managing director
Xafinity hires co-managing director

Paul Cuff has been appointed Xafinity managing director alongside Ben Bramhall.

  • Appointments
  • 06 October 2016
Transfer values climb 7% to 'eye-watering sums'
Transfer values climb 7% to 'eye-watering sums'

Xafinity has issued a scam warning to trustees after transfer values continued to swell over August.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 09 September 2016
Transfer values hit all-time high in July
Transfer values hit all-time high in July

Transfer values hit a new high in July 2016, as gilt yields fell to a record low, according to Xafinity.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 04 August 2016
LDI may reduce deficits post Brexit vote
LDI may reduce deficits post Brexit vote

Schemes with leveraged liability driven investments (LDI) may have reduced their deficits following the Brexit vote.

  • Defined Benefit
  • 13 July 2016
Who has master trust accreditation?
Who has master trust accreditation?

Many master trusts say they have achieved the Master Trust Assurance Framework accreditation yet very few appear on the regulator's official list. Helen Morrissey asks why this is happening

  • Defined Contribution
  • 13 June 2016
LISA will not 'decimate' workplace pensions
LISA will not 'decimate' workplace pensions

The lifetime ISA (LISA) will not "decimate workplace pensions" according to an industry expert.

  • Defined Contribution
  • 06 June 2016
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