The Investment Association will identify companies who pay higher pension contributions to directors when compared to the rest of their workforce. The IA says that this is a clear corporate governance issue...
Pension consultants LCP have appointed Dan Mikulskis as a new partner in the company’s investment team. In this new role Mikulskis will be lead on the development of projects for both DB...
LGPS Central has appointed Mike Weston as its new chief executive. Weston will start in this new role on March 7, subject to FCA approval. LGPS Central has also announced that John Burns...
The Government has confirmed it will legislate to introduce collective defined contribution (CDC) pension schemes. Minister for pensions and financial inclusion Guy Opperman says he will set out detailed proposals within the...
Pension experts have given a cautious welcome to new government plans to make it a criminal offence to “recklessly” underfund a workplace pension. The work and pensions secretary Amber Rudd says that...
The Government is pausing a planned review of the cost of public sector pension schemes because of a court judgment that could add £4bn a year to its liabilities. Unions are in...
An independent review of the recent restructuring of the British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) has called for widespread legislative changes, and improved guidance to trustees to protect DB scheme members. The review...
Beefeaters at the Tower of London will go on strike again today over pension changes, after talks to resolve the dispute broke down. An earlier strike had been postponed for talks between...
Actuarial and technology consultants, Buck have launched a new service for pension schemes looking to equalise Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) benefits. Following a high court ruling at the end of last year, all...
There are clear signs that the DB consolidation market is accelerating, according to new analysis by actuarial consultants Lane, Clark & Peacock. Their latest research predicts that more FTSE100 companies will look...
