Defined benefit – Page 23
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Fee transparency – it’s good for managers too, but they probably won’t believe it
Asset managers are still not properly able to represent the true and comparative value-for-money they provide
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NewsPLSA pinpoints UK investment potential for pension funds
The association expects the scale and distribution of assets across the pensions sector to alter substantially over the next decade
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NewsFTSE 350 DB pensions schemes shift £5bn deficit to £38bn surplus
But ’there is every chance that 2022 will be a last hurrah for cash injections into DB schemes’, says WTW
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NewsNew PPF proposals would represent ‘seismic changes’ to UK pensions landscape
Plans would mean ‘struggling’ DB schemes could choose to opt-in to the Pension Protection Fund
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NewsNorway moves ahead with flexible buffer rules for legacy DB
Pension funds, insurance companies divided on issue of proposed ceiling on buffer fund
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NewsLCP sets up climate risk tool for pension scheme stakeholders
The firm is urging trustees to carefully analyse company business plans and forecasts
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NewsUK roundup: British Steel Pension Scheme in £2.7bn buy-in deal
Plus: DWP opens auto-enrolment consultation for defined benefit schemes; Direct Line Group Pension Trustee picks LifeSight as master trust provider
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NewsPensions regulator calls on DB trustees to brush up on employers’ financial positions
A high level of debt among businesses can risk their ability to support DB pension schemes
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NewsUK travel pension fund secures £900m buy-in deal with Aviva
The buy-in and eventual buyout with Aviva will ultimately result in a better outcome for the vast majority of members
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Differentiation – the future of professional pension trusteeship
When purchasing professional services, choice is good. Differentiated choice is even better.
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NewsAon lauds BoE sparking ‘robust debate’ on wisdom of UK buyout surge
Consultancy responds to warning from UK central bank about risks of insurers rushing to offer bulk annuities to now-healthier DB schemes
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Country ReportUK: Beware the unintended consequences of the DB funding code
Laura McLaren highlights the unintended consequences of TPR’s proposed code, and what can be done to mitigate the risks
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Opinion PiecesBlame will not solve the issues raised by the LDI crisis
The chain of events that led to the UK’s liability-driven investment (LDI) crisis, a high-profile inquiry by the UK Parliament, and a time of anxiety and introspection in the country’s pension industry, started well before then prime minister Liz Truss’s government and its somewhat reckless ‘growth plan’.
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Country ReportUK: A review of the LDI debacle
The UK Parliamentary inquiry into the LDI crisis has shed light on its causes, but the debate over the lessons learned for the UK DB industry is far from over
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NewsThe Pensions Regulator pushes trustees on long-term funding targets
TPR’s Annual Funding Statement explains how pension funds will need to reset funding and investment strategies
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News‘Potential renaissance’ of UK DB pensions mooted amid parliamentary probe
Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into defined benefit pension schemes ends today
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NewsBuy-in roundup: Safeway completes £1.4bn deal with Rothesay
Plus: Ibstock Pension Scheme’s £190m buy-in with Just Group; Market volatility pushes buy-in/buyout volumes
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NewsPensionsEurope Conference: Risk management in time of transition
The move from DB to DC schemes, and a renewed emphasis on ESG, lead to a rethink in governance and investments
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NewsFuture of UK pensions ‘looks risky’, says IFS as Pensions Review is launched
The Pensions Review will produce a series of detailed reports over the next two years on these challenges facing future generations of pensioners
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NewsUK parliamentarians call for greater accountability of regulators
RRG recommends forming a new cross-parliamentary committee to oversee the performance of regulators
