All Deloitte articles – Page 2
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NewsHow to manage an overseas parent company
Any other business: A good relationship with a strong sponsoring employer is a great boon to a pension scheme, as it can mean access to a generous recovery plan and robust guarantees for the future of the scheme and its members.
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OpinionWhat the £500 limit on tax-free financial advice will change
Under the new freedoms, pension savers will need to make a decision on what to do with their pots when they retire. Most employees have no experience managing their money and will need some form of help.
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OpinionIntegrated risk management: Seeing the bigger picture
From the blog: What if I told you the diagram below is an example of the artistic technique of stippling – where individual dots of paint are used to build up a picture? At first glance you may not believe me, but they are virtually the same thing.
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News
Strong covenants offer schemes more slack on investment risk
Schemes with strong employer covenants could find it easier to take on more investment risk, experts have said, in light of the Pensions Regulator’s increased focus on integrated risk management.
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Opinion
Tax, cyber crime and covenant guidance: what to look out for in 2016
The pensions industry has had to deal with changes across many fronts in the recent past. 2015 was no exception, bringing proposals for Local Government Pension Scheme pooling, the introduction of freedom and choice and the beginning of re-enrolment.
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News
Regulator releases further covenant guidance
The Pensions Regulator has issued new guidance on assessing employer covenants aimed at preventing smaller or highly funded schemes from wasting time and money on costly advice.
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OpinionM&A: Getting to grips with the impact on schemes
From the blog: All over the world corporates are rebuilding their balance sheets, accumulating record levels of cash and having their valuations boosted by upturns in stock markets.
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News
DB mastertrusts grow but funding risks drag on demand
Competition is growing in the defined benefit mastertrust market as providers promise the benefits of scale, but experts have urged employers to be mindful about the risks of these structures.
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Opinion
Is Webb's cashing-in annuities plan a blessing or curse for savers?
Pensions minister Steve Webb recently called for retirees to be able to cash in or swap annuity providers in much the same way homeowners can currently switch their mortgage rate.
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News
Default fund strategies must home in on member outcomes
Defined contribution schemes should pay more attention to the retirement objectives of their members rather than the market benchmark when assessing the effectiveness of their default strategy, according to a report.
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News
How accounting changes hit your balance sheet
News analysis: New accounting principles have increased sponsors' focus on the expense of operating a defined benefit scheme and the risk it poses to future cash flows, as companies prepare interim reports under the new regime.
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Features
Case study: Tui slashes sponsor’s cash obligations
Tui UK pension scheme has agreed a deal to reduce its sponsor’s annual cash contribution by £38m in what has been called a “watershed moment”.
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