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    University pension disclosures: costs and funding trends

    Our survey on UK universities' pension liability assumptions is here. This blog highlights key insights from the full report.

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    ISPS 2023 valuation - initial results

    Adam Poulson and Stephen Kyte highlight our key findings from the initial 2023 valuation of the Independent Schools’ Pension Scheme (ISPS).

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    Should my organisation exit the Local Government Pension Scheme?

    If you are an employer in the Local Government Pension Scheme, now is the ideal time to consider if remaining in the LGPS is right for you.

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    Providing expertise in global accounting consolidation

    Our client, Tate & Lyle, is a global provider of solutions and ingredients for food, beverage and industrial markets, with over 11,500 members of pension and other …

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    Timely and efficient IAS19 accounting for a company with £1.5 billion of DB obligations

    Our client, P&O, has around £1.5 billion of pension liabilities on an IAS19 basis, in three separate defined benefit (DB) pension arrangements.

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    GMP equalisation - actions for corporate sponsors

    So after 28 years of uncertainty, the Lloyds Bank case judgment released on 26 October 2018 means we all now know what we need to about GMP equalisation – right? H…

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    The DB pensions white paper - a handy summary for employers

    The Government published its much anticipated white paper ‘Protecting Defined Benefit Pension Schemes’ on Monday 19 March. Here we outline for employers the three m…

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    Think now - reducing the risk in your pension scheme

    Now is a good time for companies with end of March or early April year-ends to consider how their pension scheme liabilities will impact their balance sheet – and i…

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    Theresa gets tough on takeovers

    Corporate transactions could face an additional roadblock, under Conservative plans unveiled in their 2017 manifesto.

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    Pension deficits, dividends and affordability

    Barnett Waddingham’s Adam Poulson talks to Tanya Beckett from Director Of Finance TV

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