35 posts categorised "Pensions Focus"

November 17, 2021 No time to lose: Repairing the pensions system The pensions system is in crisis. What can be done to get the system back on track?

July 27, 2021 Fresh perspectives: Turning intention into action on pension trustee diversity At our 2021 Women in Pensions event, we explored practical ways to foster greater equality, diversity and inclusion within trustee boards.

July 27, 2021 Rethinking pensions: 10 years to turn crisis into opportunity At PwC's 2021 Pensions Conference, we explored the crisis facing the pensions system, and how to resolve it.

August 04, 2020 Pensions and equality: what changes can we all make? We look into some of the statistics across pensions equality and the changes we can make.

June 04, 2020 Pensions accounting consolidation: Three themes from the recent audit season Summarised here are three themes shaping the pensions accounting consolidation landscape and examples from organisations putting these into practice.

March 23, 2020 The difference a week makes What does the aftermath of 'Black Monday', its effects on the wider economy and businesses confidence, mean for defined benefit pension schemes?

February 10, 2020 Navigating the pensions endgame universe in 2020: What you need to know Assessing the range of endgame solutions can be challenging. That’s why we convened a group of over 100 pensions professionals at our recent ‘Navigating the pensions endgame universe’ event to tackle the topic. We’ve summarised some key themes from the many insightful talks and discussions.

March 05, 2019 Roll forwards By Brian Peters, Financial Reporting Pensions Leader When I was growing up, a roll forward (or was it a forward roll?) was something we were...

February 28, 2019 The death of life expectancy increases may have been somewhat exaggerated By Rick Watts, Financial Reporting for Pensions Actuaries are not known for keeping things simple, but in the realm of life expectancy assumptions we have...

January 21, 2019 Re-measurements change presents new practical and accounting challenges The International Accounting Standards Board has implemented a new remeasurements pensions change, which applies for accounting years beginning 1 January 2019. Learn more here.

September 24, 2018 Pension scheme bulk annuities: 2018 is now officially a new ‘Personal Best’ for the market By Ben Stone Earlier this month the Airways Pension Scheme announced their £4.4bn buy-in with Legal & General. PwC led the transaction and we are...

September 21, 2018 Improving the pensions accounting 'experience' By Rick Watts. Clearly no-one is a fan of bad surprises, but good surprises can be just as annoying in certain circumstances.

April 16, 2018 DB Pensions: the next charity crisis? By Dhrupti Shah In 2017 charities were on the hook for over £7 billion in defined benefit (DB) pension liabilities – this could well be...

December 08, 2017 Five PenTech predictions for 2018 By Raj Mody, partner and global head of pensions at PwC This article first appeared in Professional Pensions on 6 December 2017 At the start...

December 04, 2017 Counting the pension cost By Brian Peters, Pensions partner This article first appeared in Pensions Expert on 13th November 2017 http://www.pensions-expert.com/Special-Features/The-Cut/Counting-the-pension-cost Many investors, like most people, do not really...

September 19, 2017 Disclosing pension accounting liabilities - three top tips to consider By Brian Peters The Financial Reporting Council has announced a thematic review of companies’ disclosures about pension costs to encourage more transparent reporting of pension...

January 12, 2017 PenTech must facilitate better decision making, not hinder it By Andrew Drake If last century’s science fiction were to be believed, the 21st Century should have been a time of technological wonder. My morning...

November 17, 2016 PenTech is for life, not just for Christmas By Raj Mody This article first appeared in Professional Pensions on 15th November 2016. http://www.professionalpensions.com/professional-pensions/opinion/2477381/pentech-is-for-life-not-just-for-christmas The early part of the 21st century will be defined...

March 14, 2016 Are EU ready? By Nikesh Patel The EU Referendum, and impact of a "Leave" vote, is one of the the key risks facing UK pension strategy in 2016....

March 14, 2016 Pension tax reform: the race is still on By Tim Sexton The Chancellor’s surprise briefing through trusted allies that “there won’t be any changes in pension tax relief at all in the Budget”...

May 14, 2015 Deflation and pensions Inflation is a key factor for many defined benefit pension schemes, and rates have fallen sharply over the last 18 months. Most economic commentators expect...

June 24, 2014 The end of contracting-out : Employers must act now to understand costs and options With all the excitement and press coverage around the recent Budget changes to DC pensions, the ending of contracting-out for DB schemes in April 2016...

May 28, 2014 The start of a recovery? Trends in pensions accounting over 2013 Our recent survey of over 140 of our clients with UK defined benefit pension schemes reporting under IFRS or UK GAAP looks at market trends...

December 02, 2013 Integrated risk management - why it’s important for employers and trustees The Pensions Regulator (tPR) will issue new guidance shortly on the funding of defined benefit schemes. This updated guidance will build on the themes flagged...

June 25, 2013 Market insights on how to deal with the latest IAS19 Some people will see the new pensions accounting disclosure requirements as a pain. Others will see the new IAS19 standard as an opportunity - to...

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