Pension news
Week ending 13 November 2020
In a letter from the Chancellor to the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority, Rishi Sunak has confirmed that their joint response to the RPI consultation will be published on 25 November 2020, alongside his Spending Review.
The Regulator has published guidance for trustees to help them prepare for possible sponsor distress. The guidance stresses the importance of an integrated risk management approach and engaging early with the sponsor. It also highlights being alert to pension scams or unusual transfer activity.
This ties in with the Regulator’s new campaign to combat pension scams. Pension providers, trustees and administrators are urged to pledge their commitment to the campaign and to protect their scheme members from scams.
The Prudential Staff Pension Scheme has insured the longevity risk of around 20,000 pensioners in a longevity swap for £3.7 billion with Pacific Life Re. The swap used a Guernsey-based captive insurer owned by the trustees.
The Reckitt Benckiser Pension Fund transacted a £415 million buy-in with Scottish Widows in March 2020, insuring around half of its liabilities for current pensioners.
It has also been announced that the Baker Hughes (UK) Pension Plan completed a buy-in with Just Group, covering £100 million of pensioner liabilities, in May 2020.
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BAC News
Hymans Robertson announces today that it has acquired Bath Actuarial Consulting (BAC). At the same time Andrew Udale-Smith and Leonard Bowman from Bath Actuarial Consulting (BAC) will be joining the firm as new Partners.
29 January 2021
In the news over the last week, the DWP responds to its consultation on climate risk governance and reporting for pension schemes, transfer-blocking powers could be on the horizon, MaPS delivers on pension guidance and there’s more de-risking.
Pensions Arena October 2020
This quarter’s Arena has a summary of our recent Pensions Perspective, “Endgame planning comes of age”, which looked at how long-term funding and investment plans are evolving and why companies are increasingly taking the lead in designing an endgame strategy. It also shows all the usual financial and investment analysis for the quarter ending 30 September 2020.
Endgame planning
Journey plans or glide paths may have been around for a long time but they’re at the heart of the Regulator’s proposed new funding code. In this Pensions Perspective, Leonard Bowman looks at how long-term funding and investment plans are evolving and explains why companies are increasingly taking the lead in designing an endgame strategy for their schemes.
Pensions Arena July 2020
This quarter’s Arena has a summary of our recent Pensions Perspective, “Emerging from lockdown”, which looked at how best to tackle the most common pension issues which companies are currently facing. It also shows all the usual financial and investment analysis for the quarter ending 30 June 2020.
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