All articles by Pamela Kokoszka – Page 27
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NewsTPR’s Statement of Strategy will be challenging and costly for UK schemes
Completing the template as proposed will create a lot of extra work and could add 20% to scheme valuation costs
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NewsGrant Thornton Pensions Fund appoints Cardano as fiduciary manager
Cardano will provide services including investment advice, investment management, and risk management for the £250m scheme
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NewsIndustry provides further backing for PPF endgame role
The consultation on DB surplus extraction and the public sector consolidator operated by PPF closes on 19 April
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NewsIrish auto-enrolment deadline branded ‘ambitious’
Irish government is targeting 1 January 2025 as a deadline for introduction of auto-enrolment
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NewsLucite International Pension Fund in £130m buy-in with Just Group
The transaction secures the benefits of 438 uninsured members, including 156 pensioners and dependants and 282 deferred members
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NewsAviva launches streamlined bulk purchase annuity service for smaller schemes
The service supports market access for schemes with assets below £100m
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NewsFull self-serve online retirement service provided for UK DB plan
Provider to BT Pension Scheme says service will free up valuable administrator time
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AnalysisMansion House Compact: spotlight on Phoenix
Sam Tufts, head of strategy and solutions in asset management team at Phoenix, spoke to IPE about the group’s plan to extend its private markets experience for DC
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NewsIrish government publishes bill paving way for pension auto-enrolment
The bill will be brought before the Oireachtas immediately after the Easter Recess
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NewsNEST appoints Ian Cornelius as interim CEO
Ian Cornelius will become Interim CEO on 1 May 2024 following a short handover period from Helen Dean who leaves the scheme on 30 April
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NewsCDC should be innovative and diverse, urges Hymans Robertson
Hymans Robertson highlights four areas of focus for the development of CDC: intergenerational fairness, benefits through scale, harnessing inertia, and regulation
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NewsDe Beers Pension Scheme completes £850m full buy-in deal with PIC
The transaction secures the pensions of 1,464 pensioner members and 473 deferred members of the scheme
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NewsLifetime provider model risks undermining success of automatic enrolment
‘Member choice would deliver few benefits, but risk throwing away the gains from auto-enrolment,’ says ABI’s Yvonne Braun
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NewsUK pensions committee calls for fresh approach to funding regulations
Industry welcomes recommendations that will help open DB schemes thrive
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NewsDWP publishes guidance on pensions dashboard connection
While it is not mandatory, UK pensions minister urges trustees to follow the guidance
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NewsNext Group completes £510m buy-in deal with Pension Insurance Corporation
Pension liabilities for over 3,600 pensioners and deferred policyholders of the Next Pension Plan have now been fully insured
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NewsAA scheme appoints Van Lanschot Kempen as fiduciary manager
The mandate contributes £800m to Van Laschot Kempen’s total client assets under management
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NewsBrunel names new chair as Denise Le Gal’s eight-year tenure ends
Sally Bridgeland will join Brunel’s board as deputy chair on 1 May before taking over as chair in October
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NewsCommercial dashboard operators join forces to launch industry coalition
Standard Life, Legal & General, Moneyhub and Just Group came together to launch the Dashboard Operators Coalition




