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News
General Motors completes £53m bulk annuity deal
On the go: General Motors' Vauxhall Associated Companies Pension Fund has completed a £53m bulk annuity purchase with Aviva.
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OpinionDo asset-backed funding structures need an update?
It has now been more than a decade since Marks and Spencer implemented the first asset-backed funding structure, and some of the industry’s pioneering arrangements are showing their age.
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FeaturesUMSS focuses on sustainability with new equity manager appointments
The £609m University of Manchester Superannuation Scheme has appointed two new equity managers who invest in companies picked on sustainability grounds.
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Features
Testing times for charity DB pension schemes
At the beginning of last year, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds closed its defined benefit pension fund and replaced it with a new defined contribution scheme.
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OpinionDC mastertrust consolidation: The long-term outcome
Consolidation is the buzz word of the day. All the current signs indicate that in the future there will be significantly fewer defined contribution mastertrusts.
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OpinionAre consolidation vehicles the future for DB schemes?
The potential advantages of pension scheme consolidation are now well understood by the market, and the concept itself was clearly endorsed in the government’s defined benefit white paper, published in March 2018.
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NewsTourist board employers block scheme valuation
The British Tourist Authority and VisitScotland have yet to sign off on their scheme’s 2015 valuation as they are looking to secure guarantees from the UK and Scottish governments, in what has been described as a “torturous” process.
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NewsScotland’s transport police could get separate scheme section
Members of the British Transport Police Force Superannuation Fund are set to be moved to a new section in the scheme from April 2019 if trustees agree, while new recruits will join the unfunded police arrangement or Local Government Pension Scheme.
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Features
Wholesale changes to rules are needed to enable DB consolidation
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: Amalgamating defined benefit corporate pension funds could reduce costs, improve investment and make for better governance, but it is still unclear whether full DB consolidation is a chimera or the fix to a fragmented system.
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Features
How will regulation need to change to be fit for the 21st century?
Pensions Expert 20th Anniversary: When the world’s first funded occupational pension plan appeared towards the end of the 16th century in the form of a large iron chest, its success was short-lived.
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OpinionWhat to look out for with sectionalisation
Trustees and employers might want to create a sectionalised scheme for a number of reasons, but should be aware there are some technical challenges involved in operating a sectionalised scheme and maintaining its status.
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OpinionWhat defines a professional trustee?
The Pensions Regulator has become increasingly concerned with the standards of governance of pension scheme trustee boards in the UK.
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OpinionInnovation in the bulk annuity market
The end of 2015 saw bulk annuity providers scrambling for the Solvency II line. Deal activity gave way to introspection as insurers looked to solve myriad internal practical challenges relating to the directive.
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OpinionLatest ombudsman decisions – and what trustees can learn from them
A number of important High Court rulings and pensions ombudsman decisions in the past few months mean the legal pensions landscape is evolving, so what do schemes and employers need to be mindful of?
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News
Cross-border plans could be greater lure for employers under IORP
Analysis: The burden on cross-border pension schemes to be fully funded at all times could be lifted as the Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision II directive moves nearer its final version.
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Opinion
How DB schemes can offset end of contracting-out costs
From April 2016 a single-tier state pension will be introduced to replace the existing basic state pension and the earnings-related state second pension.
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OpinionEurope: What UK schemes need to know about legal changes
Several key developments in European law will have an impact on the UK pensions industry.
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OpinionCommutation conundrums not so trivial
From the blog: Most pension schemes are considering derisking and most of those are considering trivial commutation.
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Features
Are your data handling processes compliant?
Any other business: Hillary Clinton found herself in hot water recently over use of a private email account during her tenure as US secretary of state. The breach of White House data protocols ignited criticism.
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FeaturesWedgwood shows need to revisit s75 debt rules
With Wedgwood having to sell its pottery collection to fund its £134m pension deficit, Pippa Stephens looks at how understanding section 75 debt could minimise insolvency risk.
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