All Contributions articles – Page 13
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NewsPrivate sector DB and hybrid schemes see rise in DRCs
On the go: The value of gross assets, excluding derivatives of private sector defined benefit and hybrid schemes, fell by 1 per cent between the third and fourth quarters of 2020, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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NewsGovt to reform discount rate and cost-control mechanism
The government has proposed aligning the discount rate review periods with the valuation cycles of public service pension schemes, and is taking forward reforms to the cost-cap mechanism first proposed by the government actuary.
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NewsUSS board member resigns after scheme valuation fallout
On the go: Ian Maybury, director at the trustee board of the Universities Superannuation Scheme, has resigned from his post after a disagreement on the pension fund’s latest actuarial valuation.
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NewsFTSE 350 DB schemes back on track after Covid-19 blow
On the go: The majority of defined benefit schemes from FTSE 350 companies are back on track in terms of their funding goals, after being hit in 2020 by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19, according to research from Barnett Waddingham.
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NewsIndustry warns against Treasury ‘tax raid’
Experts from across the pensions industry have warned against a rumoured “tax raid” in the autumn budget.
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NewsBespoke funding route could save charities 65% in cash contributions
On the go: Charities could cut their defined benefit cash contributions by between 35 and 65 per cent if they opt for the bespoke option over the fast-track route in the new DB funding code, according to analysis by Hymans Robertson.
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NewsUniversities back alternative proposals to reform USS
Employers representing 95 per cent of the Universities Superannuation Scheme membership have backed measures proposed by Universities UK, including enhanced employer covenant provision, in a bid to end the impasse over the scheme’s 2020 valuation.
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NewsGovernment actuary proposes cost control mechanism reform
Martin Clarke, the government actuary, has proposed changing the cost-control mechanism used in the reformed public service pension schemes in a bid to tackle the “perverse outcome” of the 2016 valuation.
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NewsTPR’s intervention guarantees £730m protection for Sanofi scheme
On the go: The Sanofi Pension Scheme has received a new guarantee package from its sponsor, including additional protection of up to £730m in the event of insolvency in the next 20 years, following intervention from the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsOmbudsman reports failing AE employer to the regulator
On the go: The Pensions Ombudsman has upheld a complaint against accounting company Berics over £678 in unpaid auto-enrolment contributions, reporting the employer to the Pensions Regulator.
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NewsCalls for NHS pension reform to tackle 'medical staffing crisis'
On the go: The British Medical Association has used a Public Accounts Committee report criticising the Treasury’s implementation of public sector pension reforms to call for further changes to the NHS Pension Scheme in order to tackle the medical staffing crisis.
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NewsTreasury slammed for McCloud errors, but members will foot the bill
The Public Accounts Committee has issued a scathing report highlighting HM Treasury’s failure to predict the numerous problems stemming from 2011-15 public sector reforms, warning its mistakes will take “generations” to resolve.
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NewsAMNT updates red line voting policies due to regulatory changes
On the go: The Association of Member Nominated Trustees has updated its 'red line' voting policies to reflect industry and regulatory changes since the campaign was first launched in 2016.
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PodcastsPodcast: Trustees should focus more on scheme admin in anti-scam fight
Podcast: The Pensions Ombudsman has declared schemes should have their transfer and due diligence procedures updated within a month of new anti-scams guidance. Compliance will require a huge amount of administrative time and resources, and trustees should give scheme administration more focus. LCP partner Francesca Bailey and Pensions Management Institute president Lesley Alexander talk scams, dashboards and corporate activity.
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NewsResearch tech DB scheme receives £8.1m additional deficit payment
On the go: Oxford Instruments made an additional deficit recovery payment of £8.1m to its defined benefit pension scheme in the year ending in March 2021.
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NewsGE facing industrial action over pension cut proposals
On the go: General Electric’s UK division is facing the prospect of industrial action over reforms to its pension schemes, which, critics have said, will leave workers thousands of pounds worse off.
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NewsUCU mulls industrial action as USS sponsors reject benefits modelling
The University and College Union has said it is to decide “in the coming days” whether to press ahead with industrial action after its newly released ‘benefits modeller’, aiming to show how much members stand to lose under controversial proposals by the Universities Superannuation Scheme, was dismissed by employer representatives.
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NewsTPR looks to clarify new contribution notice tests
On the go: The Pensions Regulator has called for the pensions industry to give its views on the application of new contribution notice tests stemming from the Pension Schemes Act.
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NewsTPR urges trustees to remain vigilant of sponsor activity
The Pensions Regulator has used its latest annual funding statement to call for trustees to remain vigilant of weakening employer covenants and corporate activity, while laying out guidance on how to approach scheme valuations under the current challenging conditions brought by the pandemic.
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NewsRussell Group universities propose USS compromise
Russell Group has backed the Universities Superannuation Scheme trustee’s suggested “lower-cost, more flexible” alternative to the existing scheme structure.