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FTSE100 survey reveals first increase in pensions discount rate since 2008
Our annual survey of pension disclosures made by FTSE100 companies has revealed that the average IAS19 discount rate for pension obligations has increased by 0.1 pe…
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Case Study
New scheme to fulfil auto-enrolment duties
United Response is a top 100 UK charity which needed a new workplace scheme to fulfil its auto-enrolment duties. We helped guide the charity through the challenges…
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Case Study
Support with funding to a multinational company
Our work involved providing support to a multinational company which acquired a UK operation with a large (>£3bn) DB scheme several years ago through a historic tra…
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Case Study
Significant refinancing of debt
A UK company was seeking to carry out a significant refinancing of its debt (> £0.5bn) with a number of lending parties.
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Case Study
Short notice due diligence
Our client is a major overseas multinational company who were considering the acquisition of a FTSE100 company with significant defined benefit pension obligations …
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Briefing
Pensions News for Employers – Summer 2014
Our latest edition of Pensions News for Employers includes Budget 2014 – DC flexibility raises significant issues for DB schemes and PPF consults on levy changes, i…
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Blog
Tranche 9 Annual Funding Statement
Our lastest blog looks at TPR's annual funding statement published today giving its view on the market conditions that 'tranche 9' schemes will have to consider whe…
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Blog
TPR's revised funding code of practice
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has today published its revised code of practice on pension scheme funding. It’s good to see that TPR has made some real improvements …
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Blog
Government keeps cards close to its chest on CDC
Despite the lack of any real detail we welcome the Government’s commitment to CDC schemes alluded to within the Queen’s Speech today.
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Blog
Next splits pension fund to move from a buy-in to a buy-out
In 2010 and 2012, the Next Group Pension Plan completed buy-ins for its pensioner liabilities, our latest blog looks at how it then converted these buy-ins to a buy…