All articles by Angus Peters – Page 9
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Universities and unions to renew talks over USS
On the go: Employers, trustees and trade unionists will reopen discussions over the Universities Superannuation Scheme following the publication of an independent report into the plan’s valuation processes.
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Admins reveal collapse in retiree savings levels
On the go: UK retirees are leaving the workforce with lower levels of savings than previous generations, as the decline of defined benefit opens a gap in the nation’s retirement preparations.
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FeaturesHow trustees can better navigate the DB endgame
How trustees can betternavigate the DB endgame Talking Point: Experts at a recent PensionsExpert event discuss what DB 'endgame'options are available to pension schemes asthey mature and their funding levels improveEnterkeywords.sh_embed {position: relative;height: auto;width:100%;z-index: 0;overflow: hidden;background-color: #222;color: white;font-family: 'Lato', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;}.sh_embed * {-webkit-box-sizing: border-box;-moz-box-sizing: border-box;box-sizing: border-box;}.sh_embed .sh-embed-bg ...
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Transport firms set to miss emissions targets
On the go: Fewer than one in five transport companies are on track to limit climate change to 2C, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative, as the imperative for asset owners to take action intensifies.
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Pot-follows-member agreements: Feasible or fantasy?
Now Pensions wants to agree bilateral deals with other master trusts to consolidate small pots resulting from auto-enrolment, but experts say some hurdles remain.
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FeaturesNo easy way out of USS strikes
Analysis: University staff across the UK are on strike over pensions for the second time in as many years, and despite detailed scrutiny of the affordability of their pensions since the first walkout in early 2018, academics still do not feel they have been listened to.
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Conservatives promise to revive pensions bill
On the go: The Conservative party has promised to bring back Guy Opperman’s three-part pensions bill if re-elected, in a manifesto that largely maintains the status quo in retirement saving.
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NewsLabour’s nationalisation plans could dent scheme portfolios
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has urged the Labour Party to clarify its plans for nationalisation of infrastructure and utilities, stressing that current investors must be compensated.
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Greens manifesto to force fossil fuel divestment for public schemes
On the go: Public sector pension funds would be required to divest from fossil fuel-related companies under a government led by the Green Party, which has released a manifesto packed with controversial pension reforms.
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Micro-buyout specialist announces first deal for textile merchant
On the go: A textiles company from Bradford has successfully achieved a buy-in for £9.3m of its defined benefit liabilities with Canada Life after an auction with three bulk annuity insurers.
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University employers write to staff ahead of strikes
Representatives of the UK’s universities have written an open letter to staff asking them to reconsider strikes over issues including pensions, planned to begin next week.
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Court approves BA trustees' pension increase settlement
On the go: Trustees of British Airways’ defined benefit schemes have had a settlement allowing them to pay discretionary increases approved by the High Court.
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DB deficit shrinks over October
On the go: UK defined benefit schemes are edging closer to the funding needed to buy out the Pension Protection Fund-level benefits, according to an update from the lifeboat fund.
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Superfund delays are ‘egregious waste’ of investors’ capital
The chief executive of The Pension SuperFund has hit out at the government, over its failure to agree a regulatory framework for defined benefit consolidation despite ministers having encouraged the creation of the sector in the first place.
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Cyber attacks pose huge risk to portfolios
On the go: Two of the UK’s highest-profile pension schemes have urged fiduciaries to pay more attention to the impact of cyber breaches on the performance of companies they invest in.
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UCU calls 8-day pensions strike affecting 60 universities
On the go: University staff will walk out at 60 of the UK's higher-education institutions later this month, after a conflict between unions and bosses on pensions and pay failed to reach a resolution.
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NewsTrustees’ retort to minister’s ‘just switch’ ESG comments
An industry body representing trustees says market failures are preventing it from meeting the pensions and financial inclusion minister’s call to sack managers who refuse to implement voting policies, but cautiously welcomes the introduction of a new stewardship code.
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Lords bill seeks to give TPR dividend approval and scrap PPF cap
On the go: An ambitious bill brought before the House of Lords last week would give the Pensions Regulator approval over company dividend payments, and remove the cap on compensation payments made by the Pension Protection Fund.
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Minister presses ahead on simpler statements
On the go: The Department for Work and Pensions is consulting on measures to hasten the adoption of two-page simplified pension statements, in response to sluggish uptake from the industry.
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University staff back strike action over pensions
On the go: Members of the University and College Union have voted in favour of strike action over changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, the latest threat of a walkout in a long-running pensions dispute.