All articles by Pippa Stephens – Page 2
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How Selex secured an £18.6m swaps boost
The Selex Galileo Pension Scheme has seen an increase in the value of its swaps contracts from £6.2m to £24.8m in the year to April as a result of interest rate movements.
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Avon aims to avert mass opt-out with roadshows
Avon Pension Fund will go on the road in April to explain benefit changes to avoid a slew of members opting out and threatening the viability of the scheme.
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Kingfisher plans for 30% auto-enrolment opt-out
Kingfisher is focused on tightening up its administrative and payroll systems to deal with an anticipated 30 per cent opt-out rate following auto-enrolment next year.
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FeaturesWest Yorks Police pays penalty for ill-health mishap
West Yorkshire Police received a fine from the Pensions Ombudsman for failing to deal with a member's ill-health benefits in the correct way.
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SYPA engages members with meeting webcasts
South Yorkshire Pensions Authority (SYPA) has begun using social media and webcasts to improve engagement with its members and employers.
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FeaturesTesco consults with unions to reduce costs
The retail giant's scheme is consulting with trade unions on changes to its retirement age and indexation, in an attempt to achieve member consent for these savings.
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Large DC scheme benefits from cutting fund choice
A 10,000-member DC scheme has improved its performance and boosted member engagement by slimming down the number of investment choices it offers.
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Hackney fines employers to improve admin
The multi-employer scheme has been charging sponsors to encourage more accurate and timely data collection, improving scheme performance and cutting cost.
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FeaturesKodak woes expose risk of overseas sponsors
Kodak’s filing for bankruptcy has left the UK scheme critically underfunded. Pippa Stephens looks at ways to minimise the risk of an overseas guarantor.
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NHS fine shows importance of monitoring retirement dates
As the NHS scheme is fined £4,000 by the ombudsman for maladministration, Pippa Stephens finds out how to avoid costly pay-outs associated with late retirees.
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How to insulate DC assets from insolvency risk
Amid a slew of insolvency cases, Pippa Stephens looks at how defined contribution schemes can avoid being faced with defined benefit debt.
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FeaturesWedgwood shows need to revisit s75 debt rules
With Wedgwood having to sell its pottery collection to fund its £134m pension deficit, Pippa Stephens looks at how understanding section 75 debt could minimise insolvency risk.
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FeaturesWembley scheme saves £3m at High Court
The Wembley pension scheme saved £3m by pursuing a court decision to uphold an amendment on indexation. Ian Smith and Pippa Stephens look at how other schemes can profit from the decision.
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FeaturesIBM revamps DC default to improve flexibility
IBM is offering greater flexibility to members in their investment choices, with higher and lower risk decumulation strategies available from May.
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IBM fraud scare shows value of data safeguards
The IBM scheme has warned its members about hoax phone calls, underlining the importance of administration and data cleansing to minimise the risk of fraud.
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Police scheme ill-health fine shows cost of delays
An ombudsman fine concerning the Police Pension Scheme has highlighted the risk of misunderstanding who has the responsibility for ill-health awards and early retirement, finds Pippa Stephens.
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How West Midlands reveals AVC exit charges to members
West Midlands Pension Fund is one of a number of schemes that have taken steps to communicate early-exit additional voluntary contribution charges, to avoid a backlash from members.
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Unipart fine underlines risk in death benefit allocation
Pippa Stephens and Brian Cantwell explore how schemes can manage the risk of poorly administering death benefits, and avoid the fine meted out to the Unipart Group Pension Scheme.
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FeaturesVauxhall and Fujitsu secure schemes against fraud
Pippa Stephens and Elli Koukoulli-Rowe analyse what schemes can do to manage their fraud risk, and how those including Vauxhall Motors and Fujitsu have responded to the Bribery Act.
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Adnams and Jacobs compensation cases highlight admin risk
Members of the Adnams and Jacobs Engineering schemes have been awarded compensation for administration errors. Pippa Stephens and Ian Smith analyse how monitoring third parties could help schemes manage this risk.
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