First Actuarial has appointed Sam Mullock to the new role of head of business development and marketing. Mullock who is already a partner with First Actuarial, will be responsible for finding ways...
The high cost of living continues to bite Britain’s pension savers. But for women especially, it appears to be having an even bigger impact on their financial futures. This is one...
The vast majority of DB pension schemes will be offering below-inflation increases to their members according to pension consultancy Broadstone. Its analysis of data from the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF) Purple Book...
Higher interest rates and better funding levels are prompting more DB trustees to look at fixed income end-game options, according to the Pensions Management Institute’s latest research. Its survey, conduced with Schroders...
Hymans Robertson has appointed Leonard Bowman to the newly-created role of head of corporate consulting. As part of this role Bowman will ensure Hymans Robertson’s has a co-ordianted strategy when it comes...
DB pension transfer values fell in January, reversing the trend seen in the previous two months. Accordion got XPS’s Transfer Value Index, the primary driver for this decrease has been a fall...
Three schemes with 350,000 members will consolidate into the TPT Retirement Solutions DB Complete master trust. TPT confirmed that the transition process is now underway. The schemes cover members working in three...
The government has today launched a major consultation on the UK’s defined benefit pensions that includes proposals for easing access to DB surpluses and establishing a public sector consolidator. The consultation aims...
Almost two in three pension professionals say The Pensions Regulator's new general code offers a “real opportunity to add value” to clients. This survey was conducted by The Society of Pension Professionals...
The DWP’s recently published regulations on the funding of defined benefit pension schemes are an improvement on the first draft, but still represent a missed opportunity. This latest version of the regulations...
