Hymans Robertson has appointed Susan Black to the new role of head of GAP (governance, administration and projects) within its LGPS team. Hymans says this role has been created against the backdrop...
There has been a dramatic recovery in UK dividends over the second quarter of this year, with payment up 51.2 per cent according to figures from Link Group. This comes after a...
Stoneport, the DB pension consolidator scheme from Punter Southall, has appointed Margaret de Valois as a new senior consultant. De Valois is a qualified actuary who has previously worked at Western Pensions,...
Moving to a flat rate of pensions tax relief would not significantly improve the retirement incomes of lower earners according to a new report from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association. This...
Hymans Robertson has appointed Leonard Bowman to the newly created role of head of corporate DB endgame strategy. Hymans said the creation of this role recognised the importance for companies with DB...
DB pension transfer activity increased for the third month in a row in June according to the XPS Transfer Watch Index. This index gives an annualised rate that shows that for every...
Emma Douglas, managing director, workplace savings at Aviva, will become the new chair of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). Douglas, who switched from Legal & General Investment Management to Aviva...
The Government recently unveiled plans to crack down on pension scams by proposing a change to the definition of a statutory transfer. We all understand that members have the right to transfer...
Consultancy firm Buck has completed a £50m buyout transaction for the Cambridge-based Ridgeon Group Pension and Life Assurance scheme. This transaction secures benefits for around 230 pensioners and a further 300 deferred...
Hundreds of firms that sponsor DB schemes could face a large increase in pension contributions in the next round of valuations. Modelling by consultants LCP — based on figures from The Pensions...
