More defined benefit news – Page 11
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NewsTPR publishes McCloud guidance on annual benefit statements for public schemes
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) haspublished guidance for public service pension schemes on producing annual benefit statements over the next two years to reflect the McCloud remedy.
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NewsDB transfer compensation rates fall, but savers won’t lose out
Analysis from actuarial consultancy OAC, part of the Broadstone Group, suggests that many people who had been badly advised to transfer out of their defined benefit (DB) pension, may now receive significantly less compensation.
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NewsStop blaming victims for pension scams and fix the system to expose them
Pensions scams are being woefully underreported because the reporting structure is not fit for purpose, according to Margaret Snowdon, chair of the Pension Scam Industry Group (PSIG).
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NewsPPF has made considerable progress towards net zero, shows climate change report
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) has today published its third annual Climate Change report, that discloses the climate-related risks and opportunities within its investment strategies.
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NewsSPP: Decumulation reforms must build on successes of auto enrolment policies
The Society of Pension Professionals (SPP) has issued feedback to the the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)’s consultations on small pots and helping savers understanding their pension choices/decumulation.
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NewsMansion House reforms could deliver £50bn in surpluses and nullify new code
The so-called Mansion House ‘reforms’ would have delivered as much as £50 billion in surpluses to FTSE 350 companies, had the strategy already been in place, according to analysis by Barnett Waddingham.
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NewsPDP: update on reset and there are no failures, merely challenges
The Pensions Dashboards Programme (PDP) has published an update on its ‘reset’, the term it has adopted for the latest delay to its programme.
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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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NewsP&O announces £440m scheme buy-in
The trustee of the P&O Pension Scheme has today announced that it has agreed a £440 million buy-in with Rothesay, securing the remaining benefits of 5,300 scheme members.
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NewsCharities sector sees funding level improvement
The combined reserves of the largest 40 charities in England & Wales that sponsor defined benefit (DB) pension schemes rose to £49bn in 2022 from £40bn in 2021, according to analysis published in a report by Hymans Roberson.
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NewsGovernment dodges PAC demands claiming they are 'policy matters'
The government has rejected recommendations made by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it should review the indexation of the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and initiate an independent review of AEAT members’ complaints.
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NewsPASA releases new guidance on DB data accuracy
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has today (14 August 2023) launched new guidance on data accuracy for defined benefit (DB) schemes.
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NewsWhy defined benefits schemes are looking beyond insurers to secure member benefits
Insurance buyouts were not the de-risking option of choice among half of the defined benefit schemes polled by a pensions consultant.
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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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Swap and bond rate dip increases average pension scheme buyout timeframe
The average time for a UK defined benefit pension scheme to make itself buyout ready rose from 5.1 to to 5.2 years between June and July 2023, according to Barnett Waddingham.
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NewsPPF 7800 Index: Inflation 'dip' and equity rally helps to boost pension surplus by £9.1bn
The aggregate surplus of the 5,131 schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index increased to £446bn at the end of July 2023, compared to £437bn the previous month.
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NewsFour fifths of defined benefit scheme trustees expect BPA deal within five years
Four fifths of defined benefit pension scheme trustees expect to approach an insurer about de-risking within five years with 86 per cent of trustees anticipate their scheme approaching an insurer for a bulk purchase annuity (BPA) transaction within the next five years.
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NewsPension savers 'lose over £600 a year' by not shopping around for an annuity
A healthy 75-year-old buying an annuity with a £50,000 pension could expect about £4,720 income each year for the rest of their life from the most competitive provider compared to £4,070 from the least competitive.
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NewsPension schemes urged to get on board with ABI/PLSA #pensionattention campaign
The Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) will team up again this September to call on the public to pay their pension some attention.
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NewsWhat does High Court ruling mean for the BBC and other DB pension schemes?
The High Court has quashed an attempt by the BBC to limit the costs of its future DB obligations, we look at what the ruling means.