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51 posts categorised "Pensions funding"
March 01, 2021
Will retail challenges shift the DB pension scheme landscape?
The economic shock caused by the pandemic has been felt particularly hard by the retail and hospitality sector, therefore the pension landscape could be impacted.
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Pensions funding
February 25, 2021
PPF Levy 2021: Good news and new challenges
The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) levy rules for 2021 invoices were released at the end of January. We have pulled together a summary of the key changes.
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Pensions funding
March 03, 2020
10 key things you should know about the DB funding code consultation
The DB funding code consultation published on 3 March 2020 sets out deeper thinking and intervention than ever before from the Pensions Regulator (“TPR”) on funding DB pension schemes. We set out the 10 key things you should know.
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Pensions funding
August 27, 2019
Why considering life expectancy risk is like Love Island
By Paul Kitson, Partner “I’m writing a blog on projecting life expectancy for pension funds” I said to my friend the other day. “How do...
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May 15, 2019
The endgame for defined benefit schemes - Every cloud has a silver lining
By Ben Stone I can vividly remember the time in my life when I have felt most cold. As a teenager, I joined my Dad...
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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...
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Financial reporting for pensions
Pensions Focus
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Pensions risk management
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...
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Pensions and retirement benefit design
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May 01, 2018
Jack and the pension bean (scheme)-stalk
By Deborah Cane Once upon a time there was an Employer called Jack Plc who was worried about the cash cost of funding its defined...
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Pensions funding
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...
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Defined Contribution and auto-enrolment
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August 18, 2016
Longevity in the workplace: 80 is the new 60 and employers need to adapt to this reality
By Raj Mody For the first time in history, more than half of the children born in developed countries today will live to the age...
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July 27, 2016
Pensions accounting deficits - no longer a shoulder shrug
By Brian Peters Pensions accounting has suddenly become very interesting. For many years, pensions numbers reported in financial statements were largely ignored. From conversations with...
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Pensions funding
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June 22, 2016
Flexible retirement options; helping your members navigate pension freedoms
By Ros Williams According to research carried out by PwC, almost four in five schemes already have or are considering putting a long-term de-risking strategy...
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Pensions funding
Pensions risk management
June 16, 2016
Dividends, reserves and pension deficits
By Brian Peters Dividends can only be paid out of distributable reserves, a legally defined sum of money broadly representing the aggregate of undistributed past...
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Pensions funding
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June 09, 2016
The only way is up… or is it?
By Deborah Cane The problem of funding UK defined benefit pension schemes grows each year. This is confirmed by the recent funding survey from tPR...
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Pensions funding
February 26, 2016
Hundreds of schemes might be overpaying on their PPF Levy
By Nadeem Ladha In 2005, when the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) was set up, the thinking was progressive but simple. The objective was to create...
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Pensions funding
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February 18, 2016
To delegate or not to delegate – 5 key investment questions
By Hannah Carter Each trustee board and scheme has different needs and objectives – there is no one size fits all solution to pension scheme...
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Pensions funding
Pensions risk management
February 17, 2016
Is longevity risk eternal?
By James Ferris and Irena Di Re We all hear about life expectancy and that generally people are living longer. Take a typical 60 year...
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February 12, 2016
Pensions tax reform – how should employers react?
By Steven Taylor All the signs are that this year’s Budget on 16th March 2016 could bring seismic changes to pensions taxation. For companies that...
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Pensions funding
Pensions risk management
February 01, 2016
Tortoise vs Hare - a pensions fable
By Nikesh Patel We all know the folklore race between the fleet-of-foot Hare and slow-moving Tortoise. The hare charges ahead but, confident of winning, takes...
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Pensions funding
October 13, 2015
Better planning leads to better outcomes
By Tom Neale As corporate sponsors and trustees involved with the running and management of pension schemes know, the past five years or so have...
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Pensions and retirement benefit design
Pensions funding
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September 23, 2015
In search of a better way
By Raj Mody The Government are in the middle of the consultation on how the tax system can be amended, if at all, to encourage...
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Pensions and retirement benefit design
Pensions funding
August 24, 2015
Who needs it the most?
By Steve Blackmore Financial advice is an odd thing. Generally, the best advice is received by those with the most. The less you have the...
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Pensions funding
Pensions risk management
August 20, 2015
Give me an ISA any day
By Philip Smith The ISA has been one of the greatest long-term savings success stories – simple, easy to understand and most importantly trusted. So...
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Pensions and retirement benefit design
Pensions funding
August 10, 2015
All for one and one for all
By Raj Mody I believe the best company pension schemes will involve everyone. They will be open to all and all will want to join....
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Pensions and retirement benefit design
Pensions funding
July 01, 2015
Pension scheme deficits now extending further into the future
By Steve Blackmore The latest PwC survey shows that businesses are taking longer to clear pension scheme deficits In my most recent blogs, I have...
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