Twenty smaller DB schemes have joined Isio’s specialist endgame solution in its first year since launch. This PenUltimate Micro proposition helps schemes with fewer than 100 members progress towards buy-in, buy-out and...
TPT is preparing to launch a defined benefit (DB) superfund, with two cases currently being priced and more than 10 potential transactions in its pipeline. At a roundtable, TPT said the superfund...
UK defined benefit pension schemes of FTSE 100 companies were in a strong position at the end of Q2, with an accounting surplus of around £55bn (120 per cent funding level). The...
The Society of Pension Professionals has urged HMRC to amend draft legislation designed to protect pension savers from unintended annual allowance tax charges following Guaranteed Minimum Pension conversion. This conversion is a...
More than two-thirds of defined benefit pension schemes are considering how to use surplus, but most still face barriers to reaching their endgame. This is according to research from LCP's latest DB...
Only large master trusts, single employer trusts and big contract-based arrangements will be in scope for the first value for money (VFM) assessments, which will still take place in 2028, based on...
The Broadstone Sirius Index shows funding improvements across both growth-focused and matching-focused defined benefit pension scheme strategies during June, with growth assets continuing to outperform. According to the index, the funding level...
Specialist pension insurer Rothesay has launched a new bespoke insurance solutions for DB schemes with assets of between £10m and £100m. The launch comes as demand for de-risking solutions from smaller schemes...
Growing interest in run-on strategies among larger defined benefit pension schemes is creating more favourable buy-out conditions for smaller schemes, according to Zedra. The firm says fewer large schemes are progressing through...
The majority of trustees and DB pension managers plan to adopt new rules, giving them more flexibility on using scheme surpluses, according to research from XPS Group. The poll found that 58...
