More defined benefit news – Page 53
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NewsPASA looks to avoid statements season ‘capacity crunch’
On the go: The Pensions Administration and Standards Association has published supplemental material on the forthcoming statements season, making a number of recommendations around format and implementation that reflect “considerable concern” in the industry.
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NewsBritvic reduces deficit contributions on back of index change
Soft drinks manufacturer Britvic has seen a reduction in its pension liabilities following a change to the inflation index used by the Britvic Pension Plan.
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NewsPodcast: Fiduciary trumps politics if divesting from ‘illegal Israeli settlements’
Podcast: Local Government Pension Schemes looking to divest from Israel should do so on grounds of sustainability and fiduciary responsibility, not because of politics and personal morality, says Richard Butcher, managing director of PTL. He is joined by Ian Neale, Aries Insight co-founder, to discuss divestment, defined benefit funding and ageing populations.
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NewsTriumph International scheme agrees buy-in with L&G
On the go: The Triumph International Pension Scheme has agreed a full £49m buy-in with Legal & General Assurance Society.
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NewsGAD lists recommendations for LGPS 2022 valuation
The Government Actuary’s Department has published its statutory review of the Local Government Pension Scheme, listing a number of recommendations for the imminent 2022 valuations.
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NewsPLSA flags dashboard issues as project announces potential partners
On the go: The Pensions Dashboards Programme has partnered with three commercial dashboard providers with which to work during its initial testing phase, while the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association has published an A-Z guide highlighting 26 key issues that it believes are required to make the dashboards project a success.
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NewsMcCloud rebellion grows as six unions file for judicial review
Six trade unions want to take the government to court in a bid to stop it imposing the cost of the McCloud remedy on their members, with one considering strike action.
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NewsNew Judicial Pension Scheme progresses despite concerns
The Ministry of Justice has confirmed it will move forward with the creation of a new pension scheme for judges, despite concerns from some judges and legal associations that it will be less generous than the existing arrangements
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NewsPPF sets increase cap for risk-based levies due to Covid-19 impact
On the go: The Pension Protection Fund has announced its final levy rules for 2022-23, which include a new 25 per cent cap on increases to its risk-based levy to protect schemes whose bills would otherwise rise significantly.
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NewsDWP begins engagement over multi-employer CDC schemes
Pensions minister Guy Opperman has confirmed that preliminary work has begun on the creation of multi-employer collective defined contribution schemes, as the Department for Work and Pensions publishes its response to the consultation on single-employer arrangements.
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NewsRailpen commits to new stewardship goals in 2022 policy
On the go: Railways Pension Scheme manager Railpen is emphasising its commitment to net zero, while also highlighting the approach it aims to take with its portfolio companies over the next 12 months in its newly published 2022 voting policy.
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News‘Transitory’ inflation soars to 10-year high, with more pain to come
Inflation soared to a 10-year high of 5.1 per cent in the year to November 2021, and those who once argued that the inflationary trend would be transitory are now warning that the worst is yet to come.
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NewsTPR’s DB funding code consultation delayed until ‘late summer’ 2022
The second consultation into the Pensions Regulator’s new defined benefit funding code will be delayed until “late summer” 2022.
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NewsDB schemes’ surplus falls by £33bn in November
On the go: The aggregate surplus of the 5,215 defined benefit schemes in the Pension Protection Fund 7800 Index fell by £33.1bn in November.
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NewsDB scheme membership plummets 2.5m in 10 years
On the go: New data from the Pensions Regulator shows that defined benefit schemes continued to decline in 2020-21, a decrease that has gone almost unbroken since 2012.
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NewsRisk settlements to top £45bn for third consecutive year
On the go: The UK pension risk settlement market is anticipated to see volumes of more than £45bn by the end of 2021, the third year in a row that it has reached this level, according to analysis by Aon.
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NewsDB funding code’s bespoke route could reduce schemes’ costs
Forty per cent of FTSE 350 defined benefit schemes will not be sufficiently well funded to opt for the ‘fast-track’ route in the Pensions Regulator’s forthcoming DB funding code, but the bespoke route offers significant cost savings.
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NewsAston Martin faces strike action over DB scheme closure
Workers at carmaker Aston Martin have threatened industrial action following news that it plans to close its defined benefit pension scheme in January 2022.
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NewsDB schemes derisk investments as funding levels improve
On the go: Defined benefit schemes are increasingly looking to derisk their investment approach to protect their improved funding levels, according to new research from Aon.
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NewsScottish pensions agency proposes raft of LGPS amendments
The Scottish Public Pensions Agency has launched a consultation into a host of changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme in Scotland, covering early payment of pensions, survivor benefits and the cost cap.