Defined benefit – Page 30
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Scheme consolidator secures £225m funding from credit specialist
TPG Sixth Street Partners to invest in Clara-Pensions, with backing set to rise to £500m
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MP urges pension investment in UK social and public projects
Robert Jenrick calls for pension managers to embrace ‘patient capital’ to benefit from and boost UK growth
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UK roundup: FTSE 350 companies ‘could de-risk at low or no cost’
Also: Rentokil Initial seals £1.5bn buy-in with PIC; Listed companies’ combined shortfall improved in November
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Chart of the Week: The changing Irish pension landscape
Europe’s pension funds head for Dublin for IPE’s annual Conference & Awards next week
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UK roundup: Young workers have ‘false sense of security’ on pensions
Plus: DB to DC transfers rise, Capita agrees recovery plan, and HMRC admits pensions tax errors
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USS prepares fresh valuation as employers accept more risk
UK’s biggest pension scheme aims to put forward new contribution rates in February to resolve long-running dispute
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Huge surge in companies offering pension flexibility, says WTW
More and more firms plan to offer employees options on how they use their pension contributions
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Actuaries call for pension benefit simplification to aid consolidation
Some schemes’ administration costs could be cut by up to 50%, report claims
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NewsUK roundup: GMP revision costs ‘could outweigh benefits’
Plus: Manchester university staff to vote on strike action over pension changes; smaller companies open to master trust switching
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Long-term equity holdings ‘won’t solve’ USS funding gap, experts warn
‘Keeping more equity for longer won’t magically reduce costs and liabilities,’ consultants argue in open letter to UK’s biggest scheme
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NewsUK schemes face £15bn bill from pension equality ruling
High Court decision signals end to nearly 30 years of uncertainty over ‘guaranteed minimum pension’ payments
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Ford drives retirement flexibility with partial pension transfer option
Active members will be able to transfer half of their DB pension into a DC scheme to access more retirement options
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BVV doubles Pensionsfonds assets with SEB addition
Swedish bank outsources German defined benefit scheme in organisational overhaul
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Dutch tyre manufacturer offers annual switch between DB and DC
Scheme offers innovative compromise as it moves to consolidation vehicle
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Chris Hitchen to chair DB scheme consolidator
Former chiefs of Railpen and Hannover Life Re join UK DB consolidator as non-execs
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Joseph Mariathasan: USS debate raises profound questions for UK DB
The debate over USS’ valuation raises deeper questions about the UK’s DB sector and how it is regulated
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Smaller UK schemes struggling to close funding gap: Goldman Sachs
Pension funds smaller than £500m have bigger deficits and suffer more from funding level volatility
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NewsDB consolidator Clara unveils trustees ahead of first deal
Clara planning to formally launch later this year
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UK commercial DB consolidator 'superfund' loses CEO, financial backer [updated]
Changes announced six months after The Pension SuperFund was launched
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DC investment may never catch up with DB, trustees warn
Hymans poll shows 44% think DC is already as sophisticated as DB – but 40% think it will never catch up
