All LCP articles
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NewsChancellor expected to loosen rules on DB surpluses [updated]
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil new plans to free up defined benefit (DB) pension scheme surpluses in a speech this week.
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People NewsAppointments: Isio and LCP target growth with new hires
The latest hires, promotions and appointments for the week ending 17 January 2025.
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NewsIndustry calls for change to levy rules as PPF seeks to raise £100m
The government should rewrite rules around the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) levy to reduce unnecessary costs for defined benefit (DB) schemes, according to industry commentators.
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NewsBPA boom: Who will be next to enter the market?
M&G’s re-entry into the bulk purchase annuity market takes the number of UK providers to nine, with others expected to follow by the end of the year.
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NewsL&G agrees to Cable and Wireless £340m buy-in
Legal & General (L&G) said the deal, worth around £340m with the Cable and Wireless Superannuation fund has secured the benefits of around 1,800 retirees and deferred members and marks the fund's third and final transaction.
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NewsAt least 50 per cent of schemes have a professional trustee
Half of UK pension schemes now have a professional trustee, while a third have a sole trustee, according to consultancy LCP.
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NewsThe growing gender pension gap
The gender gap for new retirees taking the state pension has almost closed, but a new frontier in the battle against inequality is opening, according to LCP.
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NewsFunding levels up and even better than the official stats
The Pensions Regulator’(TPR) has published its 2023 update to its scheme funding analysis for defined benefit and hybrid schemes. This shows that UK defined benefit (DB) and hybrid schemes continue to experience an improvement in funding.
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NewsThe next step towards a superfund regime
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published revised superfund guidance following government plans to legislate the consolidation schemes.
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People NewsPension industry movers and shakers w/e 11 August
This week's pension industry movers and shakers: including the Pension Protection Fund and LCP.
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NewsACA: HMRC must give greater clarity to avoid "pensions limbo" for DB schemes and members
The pensions industry requires greater clarity from government departments, if defined benefit (DB) schemes and members are not to find themselves in a “tax limbo”, warned the Association of Consulting Actuaries (ACA) this morning.
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NewsDeath tax: Government urged to clarify pension rules
The government has announced it is consulting around changes to the way pensions are taxed after death, but pension industry experts are arguing that the move makes little sense.
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NewsLTA tax proposal is 'bombshell' for untouched pension pots
The government appears to be backtracking on the ability to inherit pension pots tax-free, according to LCP.
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NewsBuyouts: Is a capacity crunch already here?
This year is set to be a bumper year for buyouts, but has the most bouyant sector of the pensions market reached saturation point?
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NewsL&G completes £1.8bn buy-in of United Utilities schemes
Legal & General has completed buy-in with the trustees of two pension schemes sponsored by United Utilities, in a deal that covers around two thirds of their liabilities.
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NewsHammerson completes £90m BPA deal with Just
The £90m bulk purchase annuity transaction between Just and the Hammerson Group Management Limited Pension and Life Assurance Scheme was advised by LCP.
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NewsWhat is going on with the gender pensions gap?
June 2023 saw the welcome publication of the first official data on the gender pension gap. However, the official data has important omissions and needs careful interpretation if the right conclusions are to be drawn.
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NewsAnnuities: Sales surge as consumers trade flexibility for security
Sales of annuities have grown by more than a fifth (22%) during the first three months of 2023 according to data from the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
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NewsDerisking well funded DB schemes may be an opportunity missed
Employers should adopt a more ambitious approach to managing well-funded defined benefit (DB) schemes and see them as an opportunity, according to pensions experts.
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NewsLCP toughens up its ESG policies
LCP has launched a responsible investment philosophy designed to focus industry attention on concrete action to address systemic risks posed by issues such as climate change and inequality.