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A poll of UK defined benefit pension schemes shows many are no longer in support of The Pension Regulator’s (TPR) proposed funding code after a second look at its implications, according to Aon.

Michelle Cracknell has won the Pensions Management Institute’s third student essay competition with an article on how data can be used to better segment and target member communications to improve engagement.

The staff at Premier, along with their families and friends, have embarked on a challenge to walk 10,000km in a bid to raise £10,000.

The Pensions Management Institute has produced an industry guide to Covid-19.

Keeps interest rates and QE at current levels

The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) estimates only 5-10% of scheme sponsors will suspend or reduce contributions during the coronavirus pandemic while majority have no need to alter their payment schedules.

This week’s top stories include Punter Southall Aspire exiting the master trust market and Deloitte launching a consultation in plans to slash employer contributions for up to 12 months.

Pensions and financial services consultancy Hymans Robertson has promoted three partners to the role of equity partner and nine others to partner.

Pension scheme trustees considering requests by employers to delay contributions into defined benefit (DB) schemes need more stringent plans for how contributions will be ‘switched on’ again, according to Lane Clark & Peacock (LCP).

A total of 2.2 times the amount deaths were registered in England and Wales last week when compared to data from 2019, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).